California is drought-free after February rains. How are snowpack, lake levels?

"Time is rapidly running out to catch up" on snow accumulation, one state official said.

Snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche, leading to unstable conditions

Experts say a weekslong “snow drought” in Norther California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly ...
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Tiny California Wildflower Stuns Scientists With Drought-Defying Comeback

Genetics helped scarlet monkeyflower rebound after California’s megadrought — a real‑world example of rapid evolution.

A wildflower in California reveals a newly documented evolutionary process

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time ...
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California drought-free for first time in 25 years, U.S. monitor shows

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California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years

For the first time since December 2000, not a single square mile of California is classified as dry on the U.S. Drought Monitor. The last time the state reached this threshold was 25 years ago, the LA ...
Marin Independent Journal

Caveats rain down after California ‘drought-free’ designation

For the second time in the past two weeks, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a prominent national report, has classified 100% of California as being drought-free. That’s a rating that hasn’t occurred in 25 ...