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fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

California's snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave

California's Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 48% of average due to an extremely warm winter, with rapid melting accelerated by an incoming heat wave threatening the state's water supply.
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fromSnowBrains
5 days ago

From Zero to Hero and Back: California's Snowpack Reverses Course Twice in Just Weeks - SnowBrains

The 2025-2026 winter brought record-high temperatures and low precipitation across the American West, leaving the Sierra Nevada snowpack at half its April average until a historic 100-inch storm in mid-February was followed by rapid melting from warm rain.
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fromKqed
1 month ago

California's Snowpack Is Shrinking, but Winter Isn't Over Yet | KQED

We've been in this position before, and we've caught up in the past.
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fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Is California really 100% drought-free for the first time in 25 years? Yes and no. Here's why.

California is currently classified 100% drought-free by the U.S. Drought Monitor for the first time since 2000, driven by three wet winters and broadly distributed precipitation.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

California needs more snow accumulation to bolster 2026 water supplies, officials say

California has ample reservoir storage and rainfall, but Sierra Nevada snowpack is roughly half last year and 50–71% of average, risking future water supply uncertainty.
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fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Bay Area weather: No rain is forecast through Christmas - Is it time to worry about drought?

An atmospheric river hit Washington and Oregon while California remains unusually dry, risking an extended early-winter dry spell and weak Sierra snowpack.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

Snow! Time-lapse videos show the Sierra blanketed in white

An atmospheric river brought heavy rain and snow to California, replenishing Sierra snowpack and delaying wildfire season for weeks or months.
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