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CBS News: โ€œRecord California Drought Shows No Sign of Easingโ€

The reason for the 4 year drought is this Ridiculously Resilient Ridge.

93% of California is in a severe drought or worse. This drought has been going on for 4 years. The latest snow surveys are showing the current Sierra Nevada snowpack at only 12% of normal for this time of year. Squaw Valley received only 4โ€ณ of snow between December 31st and February 7th. Theyโ€™ve gotten a meager 140โ€ณ of snow on the upper mountain this winter and only 38โ€ณ of snow on the lower mountain this winter. NOAAโ€™s official March outlook is not pointing to any relief for California. Weโ€™ve got our fingers crossed for a Miracle [โ€ฆ]

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Miles Clark | February 24, 2015
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