Unusually heavy snowfall on US west coast is ‘once-in-a-generation’ event
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Photo caption: The mountainous regions of California have received more than 40ft of snow since the start of the season. Photo credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images. Article by Dani Anguiano. The Guardian – March 3, 2023.
The west coast of the US, from Oregon to the mountains of California and the golf courses of Phoenix, has received nearly unprecedented levels of snowfall this week in what officials are calling a “once-in-a-generation” event. The mountainous regions of California have received so much snowfall – more than 40ft of snow since the start of the season – that entire towns have shut down as they are virtually cut off from the rest of the state. […]
