Woe, California: Sierra Nevada Snowpack Hits a 500-Year Low

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By Katherine BagleySep 14, 2015, 10:49 am31 pts
The epic drought reaches a low-water mark (literally) for the snows that provide much of the state’s water in the spring and summer. By Katherine Bagley The Sierra Nevada snowpack—the source of more than one-third of California's water supply—is the lowest it has been in 500 years.

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