With storms, California drought conditions downgraded but not over
Thanks to heavy rain and snow, California's reservoirs are filling. Experts warn that despite recent weather events, the drought is not over.
With storms, California drought conditions downgraded but not over
Thanks to heavy rain and snow, California's reservoirs are filling. Experts warn that despite recent weather events, the drought is not over.
Above-average snow in the Sierra Nevadas is easing the California's ongoing drought, but the state is not "out of the woods" yet.
With above average snow and precipitation in parts of the southwest, there is hope that there will be some relief from the drought.
With the ongoing drought, fears are being raised about Lake Powell and its abiity to continue hydropower generation at Glen Canyon Dam.
Despite a promising snowpack so far this year, officials are worried about a fourth consecutive dry year for California. Already, reservoirs are at record lows and a growing number of household wells...
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