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California and other parts of the U.S. West have suffered through dry drought conditions in recent years, wreaking havoc on farming and causing concern for the future among officials. Now, after data on water levelsreleased by California s Department of Water Resources showsstrong water levels across the state, reservoirs may be able to get typically drier parts of the country through what has been a difficult season historically.California s warm and dry summers mimic the Mediterranean s climate in some areas more than the climate found in much of the United States 鈥?and of course California s northern and southern halves have their own distinctions when it comes to climate in that large state.Water reclamation officials in California routinely deal with an environment where a large portion of the
stanley vaso state s precipitation 鈥?an average of 75% each year 鈥?falls in the weeks and months between November and March. That precipitation is made up of rain, snow and hail.As the winter begins to end, time will tell if weather forecasts show more support for keeping the state s reservoir levels elevated as they are now, according to data relea
stanley flask sed on Feb. 29.State officials with the California Data Exchange Center released level charts for at least 18 reservoir localities across the state, including for McClure, Castaic, Casitas, Cachuma, Don Pedro, New Melones, Sonoma, Trinity, Camanche, Folsom, New Bullards Bar, Oroville, San Luis and Shasta. A
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Wisconsin once again finds itself at the center of an historic refugee resettlement. PolitiFact Wisconsin looks at a claim about what we know and don t know about the Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy.An estimated 12,500 Afghan refugees are at Wisconsin s Fort McCoy waiting for perman
stanley vattenflaska ent housing in the U.S.Stevens Point state Senator Patrick Testin raised concerns about their status in a two part claim. First part is that the vast majority of the refugees com
stanley website ing into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs, which means those who are helping the U.S. government in Afghanistan seeking special visas, said Greg Borowski with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.PolitiFact Wisconsin says there are no exact numbers of refugees seeking Special Immigration Visas or SIVs, but private briefings with lawmakers suggest the claim is accurate. While there has been no official breakdown released, what he says generally conforms with what is known about the refugees and we ve confirmed through other sources, said Borowski.Senator Testin also claimed some refugees have no documentation at all. PolitiFact Wisconsin says many Afghans arrived at the Kabul airport with no documentation during the chaotic evacuation. While some may lack the proper paper work, they were screened before arriving in the
stanley mug U.S. But these refugees are being vetted at multiple stages, said Borowski. Including such things as biometric scans of their irises, palm prints, their voices, and so forth. PolitiFact Wisconsin rated Testin s claim
