The most uninhabitable shirt-sleeve environment in the solar system...and you don't have to go as far as Artemis II to visit it. In fact, it's within a day's drive of Los Angeles. But beware: you might not come out the same as you went in.

Taken where the vibes begin, in the Panamint Valley: "Leave Behind Life".

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The Guardian | ‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists by Gabrielle Canon

Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory

Snow surveys taking place across the American west this week are offering a grim prognosis, after a historically warm winter and searing March temperatures left the critical snowpack at record-low levels across the region.

Experts warned that even as the heat begins to subside, the stunning pace of melt-off over the past month has left key basins in uncharted territory for the dry seasons ahead. Though there’s still potential for more snow in the forecast, experts said it will likely be too little too late.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/snowmelt-american-west

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