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Explainer: How has the recent wet weather affected California's drought cycle?
When it comes to rainfall, California has already had an active start to the year. NBC 7 meteorologist Brooke Martell explains what all this wet weather is doing to the state’s reservoir levels.
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Explainer: How has the recent wet weather affected California's drought?
NBC 7 meteorologist Brooke Martell breaks down how much rain San Diego has already had this year and what the wet weather means for California’s reservoir levels.
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Lake Oroville, now at 100% capacity, seen in before-and-after photos
Lake Oroville, California’s second-largest reservoir, is back at full capacity.
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When Will California Have Its Next Drought? JPL May Soon Offer a Water Crystal Ball
A new satellite by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will soon provide more precise and vital data.
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Water Supply Beneath the Surface: Why Groundwater Matters
When we think about water in California, we often focus on what we can see: the snow pack, the reservoirs, and the aqueducts. But there’s a major part of the water supply that we don’t see because it’s hidden under the surface: groundwater.
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Before and After: Dramatic Photos Show How Storms Filled California Reservoirs
An unprecedented series of powerful storms has replenished most of California’s reservoirs, dumping record amounts of rain and snow and busting a severe three-year drought.
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California Eases Water Restrictions, But Drought Isn't Over
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ended some state water restrictions. Newsom made the announcement Friday after a series of powerful storms replenished the state’s reservoirs. California has been in a severe drought for the past three years. Newsom said he will stop asking people to voluntarily cut their water use by 15%. And he eased rules requiring local water agencies...
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Map: Winter Storms Wipe Out Drought in California's Central Valley
A large swath of California’s agricultural Central Valley is no longer in drought after a series of atmospheric river-fueled winter storms that brought rain and snow over the past two months.
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Recent Rain and Snow Help San Diego's Drought Conditions, But Expert Says We Could Use a Break
Who would’ve ever thought San Diego could get too much rain. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell spoke to an expert about it,
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Map: See How California's Drought Conditions Improved After a Wet February
Large parts of California are no longer in drought after unrelenting storms brought rain and snow. Here’s this week’s drought update.
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California's Drought Condition After Recent Winter Storms
It may take a while for California’s snow to melt, NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo reports.
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Here Are California's Drought Conditions After Recent Winter Storms
The rain we’ve seen lately might be letting up, but California’s historic drought is sticking around. Despite all the snow and rain in Southern California lately, all of California remains under some form of drought.
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Map: Winter Storms Wipe Out ‘Extreme' Drought in California
Extreme drought was wiped out in California after a series of winter storms that brought rain and snow to California, boosting the state’s vital snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report.
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Explainer: What Is an Atmospheric River and How Does It Affect Drought in California?
Atmospheric rivers play a major role in how the West Coast gets its water. Some of the rivers carry as much as 10.5 trillion gallons of water each day.
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Map: See How California Drought Conditions Improved After Winter Storms
Extreme drought was wiped out due in large part to a series of winter storms that have drenched California and improved the vital snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report.
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San Diego Farmers Say Rain Will Let Them Go Weeks Without Irrigation
Vendors at the Ocean Beach farmers market are singing rain’s praises after a series of storms that have passed through San Diego.
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San Diego Farmers Say Rain Will Let Them Go Weeks Without Irrigation
NBC 7’s Omari Fleming spoke to San Diego farm workers about the benefits of recent rain.
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Explainer: How Much Will All This Rain Help California's Drought?
California has experienced a devastating, multi-year drought that’s depleted reservoirs, forced officials to plead with residents to conserve water and constrained supplies to vital farmland.
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Storms Help Improve Drought Conditions in California
While the recent storms have created a host of problems across California, there is a silver lining: the much-needed rain is helping alleviate the drought.
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California Snowpack Is Off to One of Best Starts in 40 Years
The snowpack covering California’s mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years, raising hopes that the drought-stricken state could soon see relief in the spring when the snow melts and begins to refill parched reservoirs.