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California Faces An Extremely Cruel And Dry Summer
http://www.businessinsider.com/california-drought-final-snow-survey-2014-5#!IaBXACalifornia's final snow survey of the year doesn't bring any good news for the drought-stricken state.
On Thursday, water officials said that the water content in the statewide snowpack was 18% of normal for the date. The snow in the Sierra mountains provides roughly one-third of the water used for cities and farms as it melts during the spring months and flows into streams and reservoirs.
"California's reservoirs obviously will not be significantly replenished by a melting snowpack this spring and summer," the Department of Water Resources said in a news release.
The snowpack is measured during the wet season and normally peaks at the beginning of April, according to NBC News' local affiliate in Southern California. On April 1, the water content was at 32% of normal for that time of year.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/california-drought-final-snow-survey-2014-5#ixzz30kQKACOb
