Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it

A new study finds that last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above. Don’t get used to it. Monday's study says with climate change the 2023 California snow bonanza, which was a record for snow on the ground on April 1, will be less likely in the future. Last year's heavy snow edged out 1922 for a statewide record. Researchers looked at how the big snows, the ones that happen once every 20 years or so, are getting smaller.