California: stunning shift as parched reservoirs replenished by storms

Reservoirs whose water levels had plummeted during punishing drought have recovered - but officials warn of weather whiplash'

Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California's drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom Lake.

Those scenes are no more after a series of powerful storms dumped record amounts of rain and snow across California, replenishing reservoirs and bringing an end - mostly - to the state's three-year drought.