Lack of snow not a problem, water manager says
(NEWSER) - The snow that provides around a third of California's water has largely gone AWOL this year, and with rain also noticeably scant, experts believe the state may be about to experience its driest year since records began. The temperature pattern known as La Niña, combined with a strong atmospheric barrier keeping Arctic air away, is likely to keep the state warm and dry in the months to come, a Pasadena climatologist tells MSNBC . More»
