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California Drought - Page 6

Lake Tahoe gets 6.4B gallons of water

More than 6 billion gallons of water have poured into Lake Tahoe in less than two days, helping the lake begin to recover from four years of drought. A winter storm has raised the lake's water levels 1.92 inches, or about 6.4 billion gallons of water, since midnight Monday. Ref. Source 4v

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Damage from sinking land costs billions

California's drought and heavy reliance on pumping of groundwater have made the land in Central Valley sink faster than ever, requiring billions of dollars in repairs. In some areas, the land is sinking more than one foot per year, and it’s not expected to stop soon. Ref. CNN

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When will California’s drought end?

When will California be out of a drought? While El Niño’s debut last week gave much of the state a good soaking, experts say there are three things that would end the drought: a replenished groundwater supply, making up for our rainfall deficit and full reservoirs. Ref. Source 3l.

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State's largest reservoir got too full

More water than usual had to be released from Shasta Lake, California's largest reservoir, because of the El Niño-fueled storms that swept through Northern California in recent weeks. The drought's not over, but such signs are encouraging. Ref. Source 2j.

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NASA: Drought continues in Golden State

New data from the U.S. Drought Monitor show that the southern half of California continues to be engulfed in a severe water shortage. Despite some rain in the northern part of the state, a new map shows "Exceptional" drought from Los Angeles to the Central Valley. Ref. Source 4f.

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More than 100 million dead trees in California from drought

The U.S. Forest Service has identified an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May 2016. This brings the total number of dead trees since 2010 to over 102 million on 7.7 million acres of California's drought stricken forests. In 2016 alone, 62 million trees have died, representing more than a 100 percent increase in dead trees across the state from 2015. Millions of additional trees are weakened and expected to die in the coming months and years. Ref. Source 2s.

California Drought - Page 6

Northern California drought finally over after 5 years

The recent onslaught of rain and snow has ended the punishing drought in northern California, federal officials said Thursday. And for the first time since early 2013, less than 60% of the state is in a drought, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor. At the same time a year ago, drought covered 97% of the state. Ref. USAToday.

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State regulators keep drought rules in place

Despite all the snow and rain that has fallen this winter, the state’s top water regulators voted to maintain emergency drought rules that have been in place in one form or another during the last 19 months. The board will revisit the issue in May. Ref. Source 3s.