First heat wave of the year set to bake Sierra Nevada snowpack: 'The big melt is now here'

After weeks of uncertainty, forecasters say an incoming California heat wave will trigger rapid snowmelt on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada and cause more flooding in portions of the San Joaquin and Owens valleys this week.


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Source: Phys.org