The Reign of the Sierra Storm King. / Mark McLaughlin.
by McLaughlin, Mark; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 1Science. Publisher: McLaughlin/Mark, 2001ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Donner Party | Donner Party. -- California | Overland journeys to the Pacific | Railroads -- History | Snow | Weather | Winter storms | Sierra Nevada (California and Nevada)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "The vision most Americans have of California's weather is of an endless summer paradise of golden sunshine, gentle breezes, and year-round moderate temperatures....But away from the coast, there is another side to California's weather. In the Sierra Nevada--a mountain range in the eastern part of the state--winter brings intense storms that produce astounding amounts of snow." (WEATHERWISE) This article relates the weather history of Donner Pass, California, where the infamous Donner Party was snowbound in 1847.
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Originally Published: The Reign of the Sierra Storm King, Jan./Feb. 2001; pp. 22-29.
"The vision most Americans have of California's weather is of an endless summer paradise of golden sunshine, gentle breezes, and year-round moderate temperatures....But away from the coast, there is another side to California's weather. In the Sierra Nevada--a mountain range in the eastern part of the state--winter brings intense storms that produce astounding amounts of snow." (WEATHERWISE) This article relates the weather history of Donner Pass, California, where the infamous Donner Party was snowbound in 1847.
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