Storms Bring Drought Relief to California

The state hasn’t climbed out of the hole created by the five-year drought, but the snow and rain 2017 has seen so far have helped cut into the massive water deficit.
Storms Bring Drought Relief to California
These satellite images show the water level in Folsom Lake, the state's 11th-largest reservoir, in October 2015 compared to January 2017 following all the recent storm activity. (Courtesy of Planet Labs)

California’s drought isn’t fully in the past, but the state is beginning to bounce back. According to recent research from the University of Colorado-Boulder, California may have recouped 37 percent of the state’s five-year snow-water deficit because of the storms that have...

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