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California prepares to relive its storied past.
For nearly a century the state has been taking snow measurements at select areas across the Sierra Nevada in an attempt to gauge how much water will be available for farmers and city dwellers. Having a course bare of snow is not unheard of in May – the last month it is measured – but it’s another stark reminder that water will be in short supply this summer.
With the DWR projecting to supply just 35 percent of what 29 agencies providing water to 25 million Californians say they need, officials still are not ready to call it a drought.
For grins and giggles, here’s a bit of what Richard Henry Dana had to say about Los Angeles.
