Sure, California drought imagery may be reaching its saturation point in the media, but the images are just too darn striking to ignore.
Case in point.
In average precipitation years, the snowpack in California's Sierra Nevada range is usually deepest in March, at the tail-end of winter storms. High elevation peaks like Yosemite's legendary Half Dome (8,839 feet), are typically covered in a thick blanket of snow. But well into the state's fourth year of drought, this year's snowpack is at a record low, a mere 6 percent of its historical average, with no sign of relief anytime soon.
These images of Half Dome, recorded by a Yosemite Conservancy webcam every March 19, capture the steady progression of drought. The first photo, from 2011, is taken during winter before the dry conditions kicked in.