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California Reservoirs Are Dumping Water in a Drought, But Science Could Change That

Even with a major winter storm bearing down on California this weekend, the drought is far from over. So it might be surprising that a handful of reservoirs are having to release water, even though they're not entirely full.

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Lauren Sommer covers climate change for NPR's Climate Desk.