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Wildfire And Drought Risks Spike As California Enters Dry Season With Just 18% Snowpack California is entering its dry season with far less snow than usual, heightening drought concerns across the state, according to Bloomberg. Snowpack stands at just 18% of normal statewide, according to the Department of Water Resources. Conditions are especially severe in the Sierra Nevada: the northern region has only 6% of typical levels, while the central and southern areas are at 21% and 32%, respectively. The shortfall matters because California depends on winter snow — not year-round rainfall...

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Goldman's Meeting With Top Memory Supplier Points To Higher Prices As Crunch Worsens The high-bandwidth memory (HBM) shortage is already pressuring the margins of consumer electronics companies, disrupting product launches, and pushing up the prices of TVs and computers. The latest development is Valve's handheld gaming PC, which is reportedly out of stock in select regions as the memory crunch now filters into retail availability. We have been leaning on institutional channel checks across the semis and hardware coverage universe to gain an insider's perspective on what's happening across the...