Third-driest year reported in California
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The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has marked 2021 as the third-driest water year on record for the Golden State, potentially setting up another deadly wildfire season after last year’s record-setting blazes. The department’s annual snow survey released this month recorded precipitation levels at 50 percent of the water year’s yearly average.