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Despite record-breaking snowfall in Sierra Nevada, experts say drought is still a concern

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Months of extreme drought triggered problems in California’s Sierra Nevada over the summer, but as of Tuesday, the area has received over 202 inches of snow, nearly 17 feet, according to Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory. Still, even this record-breaking amount of snowfall isn’t quite enough to make up for this year’s drought, experts say.