Storm provides some drought relief, but water shortage prevails
The last few days of rain and snow provided some welcome relief, but don’t be fooled — the water shortage is far from over. That wet trend will have to continue if there’s to be any real dent in the ongoing drought. Burbank, LAX, Lancaster and other places in Los Angeles County broke some rainfall records, but when it comes to drought and much of the Southland’s drinking water supply, it’s the snowfall up north that really matters. … The Sierra mountains saw as much as four feet of snow over the last few days, according to the Central Sierra Snow Lab, a U.C. Berkeley research field station. When that snow melts, it’s siphoned into the reservoirs that supply most of L.A.’s water.
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- SF Gate: Rainfall adds up to impressive totals across SF Bay Area