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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Rain is in the forecast, but SoCal still has drought problems

    Forecasters are predicting a good chance of rain through the weekend and later next week. Californians are hoping a March miracle could save the state from falling too far back into drought.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 9, 2018 • 1 min read

    Forecasters are predicting a good chance of rain through the weekend and later next week. Californians are hoping a March miracle could save the state from falling too far back into drought. But, according to the federal drought monitor, California is still unseasonably dry, with nearly half the state at least in moderate drought.

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