In Kansas, many drivers were stranded on snow packed roads.

堪萨斯州的许多车辆在覆满白雪的道路上抛锚。

Why is it so essential to increase the snow pack up here?

为什么必须要增加这里的积雪？

To do this, the helicopter must hover a few metres above the snow pack.

要做到这一点，直升机必须在积雪上方几米的地方盘旋。

That will continue for the days to come as the snow pack continues to settle.

在接下来的几天里，积雪将继续融化。

That much of the benefit we got out of the snow pack is literally evaporated.

积雪带来的水分都蒸发了。

Basically what it is it takes into account all the snow pack that's on the ground.

基本上，是把地面上所有的积雪都算在一起。

Idaho Power has invested over $3 million in a cloud seeding program to increase the snow pack at the state's highest peaks.

爱达荷州电力公司已经投资300多万美元用于云催化项目，以增加该州最高峰的积雪。

An unusually wet and snowy winter brought some relief, replenishing snow pack and boosting water levels for the first time in years.

一个异常潮湿多雪的冬天带来了一些缓解，多年来第一次补充了积雪并提高了水位。

Warm wet snow packs better than dry cold snow.

温暖的湿雪比干冷的雪更好。

[Joe] The snow pack is built like a layer cake.

- [Joe] 积雪就像一层蛋糕。

We are looking at all of the structure of the snow pack.

我们正在研究积雪的所有结构。

Understanding how and where these weak layers in the snow pack exist helps prevent disaster.

了解积雪中这些薄弱层的方式和位置有助于预防灾难。

For the first time in years, a strong snow pack has raised water levels on the river and federal officials are easing water restrictions in response.

多年来第一次，一场大雪使河水水位上升，联邦官员正在放松限水措施。

" But what was that" ? The snow packed down hard under someone's shoes. A man stood beside him, and placed a hand gently on his old head.

" 那是什么？" 雪被谁的鞋踩得实实的，一个男人站在他旁边，用一只手轻轻地放在他那年老的头上。

The snow packs all innocently, all unknowing, about his face, melting at first, till the flesh grows cold, and then it melts no longer.

雪天真地、不知不觉地在他的脸上堆积起来， 开始融化，直到肉体变冷， 然后就不再融化了。

In northern California, the rain flooded roads and vineyards, but almost doubled the snow pack in local mountains, offering hope that these storms may somehow ease California's historic drought.

在加州北部，雨水淹没了道路和葡萄园，但当地山区的积雪几乎增加了一倍，这给人们带来了希望，这些风暴也许能在某种程度上缓解加州历史性的干旱。

Flash flooding, around the same time, killed two people in Las Vegas, while the Greater Colorado Basin's melting snow pack couldn't recharge crucial reservoirs for farming.

大约在同一时间，山洪暴发在拉斯维加斯造成两人死亡，而大科罗拉多盆地融化的积雪无法为重要的农业蓄水库补水。