Record Sierra Snowfall Ends California Drought

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – JANUARY 28: The mountains and trees along Highway 50 are covered in snow as viewed on January 28, 2017, near South Lake Tahoe, California. The six-year drought in California has been called off by the Federal government following record rain throughout the state and up to 25 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

By Joey Tack on January 17, 2020

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