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California’s epic melting snowpack means cold, deadly torrents ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Por: The Boston Globe Nation May 27, 2023

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California rivers fed by this winter’s massive Sierra Nevada snowpack have been turned into deadly torrents, drawing warnings from public safety officials ahead of the Memorial Day weekend’s traditional start of outdoor summer recreation.At least seven people, including two children, have died or gone missing this spring in the grasp of powerful rivers plunging down from California’s towering mountain range, and there... + full article



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