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fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Halfway through winter, heat is melting the California snowpack

An extraordinarily warm and mostly sunny January has left the snowpack across California's Sierra Nevada far smaller than usual - 59% of average for this time of year, state water officials announced Friday as they held the season's second snow survey. "We are now about halfway through the typically wettest part of the year," said Andy Reising, manager of snow surveys for the California Department of Water Resources.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West

Warm winter conditions across California and the West have reduced mountain snowpack, increasing risks to regional water supplies.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

In Las Vegas, the water authority patrols the streets to prevent waste

Las Vegas uses daily water patrols and fines to detect and reduce residential water waste amid long-term Colorado River drought.
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