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SW Parra

Snow job: Sierra Nevada snowpack’s characters as seen by opinion cartoonist SW Parra

There is a bright side to the storms.
There is a bright side to the storms. swparra@gmail.com

The rapid succession of heavy storms, including a so-named “bomb cyclone,” has SW Parra thinking about the impact on the Sierra Nevada’s snow supply.

The storms have caused damage across Northern California, but have improved the state’s water outlook. So they have been a mixed blessing.

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