When the Sierra snowpack melts early, not only do the plants and soils dry out faster, but the reservoirs, once drawn down, aren’t steadily replenished by snow that melts through the late spring and summer.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2026
The resource base is being consumed, not replenished.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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