Rain and snow refresh California reservoirs and mountains, ease drought
Between historic drought and a lively fire season, California has experienced a troublesome year. Now, the state may have received the first sign of major relief: 8 trillion gallons of rain. Like an epic fire hose, a long, narrow band of water vapor located in the lower atmosphere — known as an atmospheric river — doused California with record-setting rains Sunday and Monday. The event unloaded upward of 12 inches of rain on the northern Sierras, almost a quarter of the annual average precipitation for the region.
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