California Snowpack Melts, Leaving State Desperate for Water.

The state's overall snowpack sits at 38% of the average for this time of year, Sean de Guzman, snow survey and water supply forecast manager for the California Department of Water Resources said Friday. (Bloomberg) -- California's mountain snowpack has dwindled to alarming low levels after a record dry start to the year, leaving the world's fifth-largest economy mired in drought at the end of its traditionally wet season. [Extracted from the article]

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