California's Snowpack Melts Rapidly, Raising Flood Concerns.
TL;DR
An incoming heat wave in California is expected to trigger rapid snowmelt on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada, causing more flooding in portions of the San Joaquin and Owens valleys this week. The warmth will descend upon some of the state’s deepest snowpack ever recorded, with the southern Sierra still measuring 256% of normal for the date. State officials have deployed thousands of emergency personnel across California in response to this year’s flooding, and resources will continue to be made available to respond to local conditions.
- California faces rapid snowmelt from heat wave; flood fears in Yosemite, elsewhere Los Angeles Times
- Experts say 'big melt' has begun of Sierra snowpack KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
- California Braces for Trouble as Record Winter Snows Start Melting The New York Times
- Monitoring Snowmelt: Merced River in Yosemite National Park is expected to rise to flood stage KCRA 3
- Record snowpack causing flooding concerns in Valley as temperatures rise KFSN-TV
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