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Washington state declared a statewide drought emergency over dismal snowpack as 62% of the U.S. enters the driest spring on record
Washington state declared a statewide drought emergency on April 8, 2026, after officials determined that mountain snowpack had fallen to roughly half its normal level, threatening water supplies for farms, cities, fish habitat, and wildfire suppression heading into summer. The declaration came as federal climate data confirmed that January through March 2026 was the driest […]
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