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The California Department of Water Resources announced that snowpack levels have reached nearly 250%, the Globe reported Tuesday. Specifically, the Northern Sierra region is currently at 209% of snowpack, with the Central Sierra/Tahoe region coming in at 246%, and the Southern Sierra region, which largely feeds the Central Valley and Southern areas of the state,… Silicon Valley Has 20-40 Inches of Rain, Flooding, But Clings to ‘Severe Drought’

Old MacDonald had a farm…and it’s gonna need a bigger trophy case. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Celtics power forward Blake Griffin, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman, Islanders winger Anders Lee, and several other professional athletes have teamed up to purchase a farm in Iowa. The farm in question is 104 acres and produces corn and… Joe Burrow, Blake Griffin Team Up to Buy $5 Million Farm in Iowa