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Many millions of California trees died from the drought – approximately 102 million, including 62 million in 2016 alone. [32] By the end of 2016, 30% of California had emerged from the drought, mainly in the northern half of the state, while 40% of the state remained in the extreme or exceptional drought levels. [33]
The water levels of over 1,500 reservoirs in California are 50% lower than normal at this time of year. California drought could have devastating consequences for the state's agriculture, wildlife ...
As much of the Western United States suffers from drought and cities turn to water restrictions to help conserve water, farmers in California are becoming increasingly worried about how it will ...
Despite record-setting rainfall that helped pull the last major section of California out of a three-year drought, water officials say Tropical Storm Hilary didn't have a major effect on the state ...
As of 2021, due to a historic long-term drought in California, production was forecast to decline, and many almond orchards were being abandoned. [4] Shipping disruptions, reductions in consumer spending , and trade disputes during 2020-21 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic affected logistics and pricing of almonds.
According to the NOAA Drought Task Force report of 2014, the drought is not part of a long-term change in precipitation and was a symptom of the natural variability, although the record-high temperature that accompanied the recent drought may have been amplified due to human-induced global warming. [30]
Times are getting increasingly tough for many of California's wine grape growers. Wine-souring smoke from wildfires, grape-shriveling drought and global warming have all been playing an ...
Progression of the drought from December 2013 to July 2014. The 2011–2017 California drought persisted from December 2011 to March 2017 [1] and consisted of the driest period in California's recorded history, late 2011 through 2014. [2] The drought wiped out 102 million trees from 2011 to 2016, 62 million of those during 2016 alone. [3]