Winter storms lift parts of California out of drought conditions

So much rain and snow has fallen in California over the last two months that several parts of the state are no longer considered to be in drought, the U.S. Drought Monitor said Thursday. Just as California was going through its driest three years ever recorded, the state was hit by nine atmospheric river storms in January, and February saw even stronger storms, with snow falling at low elevations and bringing blizzard conditions to Southern California mountains. In its latest estimate, the Droug...