California's Record Snowpack Threatens Perilous Flooding.

California's record level of snowpack, which is 233% of the 1 April average, is expected to melt soon, leading to a heightened risk of flooding in areas already saturated by the state's extremely wet winter. The snowpack contains enough water to fill downstream reservoirs "multiple times over". The climate crisis, which intensifies extremes, is expected to fuel broad swings into the future. The risks California and the wider American west is facing will only get worse as the climate crisis intensifies.