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California’s Thin Snowpack Raises Summer Water Risks

The state’s snowpack is the lowest in years, after an unusually warm winter.
Snow on Mt. San Antonio during melting conditions in the San Gabriel Mountains near Big Pines, California.Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg
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