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cagov / drought.ca.gov

California state site for drought related information
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Updated hero text #271

Closed thepegisin closed 2 years ago

thepegisin commented 2 years ago

Erin Curtis asked that we update the homepage hero text as follows:

California Snowpack Dropping

Though early winter storms increased our snowpack, California had its driest consecutive January and February on record dating back over 100 years in the Sierra Nevada. Sierra-Cascades snowpack for the water year to date was 61 percent of average on March 15. Find out more:

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California snowpack dropping

Early winter storms increased our snowpack. But then the Sierra Nevada mountains had their driest January and February in over 100 years. In the Sierra-Cascades, snowpack for this year is only 61% of average. Find out more:

thepegisin commented 2 years ago

Published 1:30PM on 3/16/22.