Southern Sierra Snowpack Hits Record Levels

For anyone who planned a spring ski mountaineering trip to the Sierra, congratulations on winning the skiing lottery. This year's snowpack in the southern sierra has now set all time records, according to this recent article in Newsweek. So all that chatter about the drought in California should be over, right? Not exactly... check out the article for more information on why this doesn't necessarily mean relief for North American agriculture. 

(photo credit Newsweek)