Half of California freed from drought thanks to rain, snow
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Tremendous rains and snowfall since late last year have freed half of California from drought. Nearly 17% of the state is free of drought or a condition described as abnormally dry. Most reservoirs have refilled with water levels near or above average. But groundwater levels remain low and may take months to recover.
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Half of California freed from drought thanks to rain, snow
Tremendous rains and snowfall since late last year have freed half of California from drought, but low groundwater levels remain a persistent problem, U.S. Drought Monitor data showed Thursday.
Half of California freed from drought thanks to rain, snow
Tremendous rains and snowfall since late last year have freed half of California from drought. U.S. Drought Monitor data released Thursday show that moderate or severe drought covers about 49%
US Drought Monitor: Rain, snow slash California drought
By JOHN ANTCZAK
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tremendous rains and snowfall since late last year have freed half of California from drought. U.S. Drought Monitor data released Thursday show that moderate or severe drought covers about 49% of the state, nearly 17% of the state is free of drought or a condition described as abnormally dry. About a third of the state is still abnormally dry. Just three months ago virtually all of California w…