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Andrew Schwartz: California’s snow is melting, and it’s a beautiful thing

If only for one year, abundant, clear and cold waters will come down from the Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s a breath of fresh air after seemingly endless bad news about water, climate, and natural disasters in the West, one to celebrate.

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