California’s snowpack levels are at their highest point in four decades, after a series of severe storms deluged the region last month, according to state water officials.
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California has huge snowpack, but dry trend raises worries
Water officials say the mountain snowpack that supplies a significant amount of California’s water got an incredible boost from recent powerful storms. But the weather has turned drier, and it’s
California’s snowpack levels are at their highest point in four decades, after a series of severe storms deluged the region last month, according to state water officials. The total snow water equivalent accumulated has risen to 33.7 inches, or 205 percent of the average for this time of year, the California Department of Water Resources announced on…
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