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Drought conditions continue to improve across the US West

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Only 28% of the entire state is now in a drought, down from 36% last week. The state's two largest reservoirs, Shasta and Oroville, have risen above their historical averages to date. Cities and farmers that rely on the Central Valley Project, the federally managed water system, got a big boost in their allocations.

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More than half of California free of drought conditions, monitor says

Drought conditions across California continue to retreat thanks to heavy rain and historic snowfall that has battered the Golden State since late last year.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Drought conditions continue to improve across the US West

Thanks to wet weather patterns that drenched parts of the West this past week, drought conditions across the region continue to subside, federal meteorologists declared on Thursday. “Another week with massive drought improvements out West,” the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) tweeted. “Every state in the region saw drought shrink.” Just 48.9 percent of Nevada and…

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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