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Months into the rainy season, Southern California is now experiencing moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. With few storms in 8 months, Southern California swings ...
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]
In February 2014, the Californian drought effects caused the California Department of Water Resources to develop plans for a temporary reduction of water allocations to farmland by up to 50% at the time. During that period California's 38 million residents experienced 13 consecutive months of drought.
Gleick said there is often a measurable "rebound effect" after state officials remove drought orders, as former Gov. Jerry Brown did in 2017 following a similar series of storms. Though some ...
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]
"The good news is [California's] out of drought currently, but with La Niña forecast through the winter, Southern California and the Southwest will be vulnerable for a redevelopment of drought."
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, more than 26% of California is now drought-free, up from a little over 16% at this time last week. Three months ago, the entire state was either in some form ...
Climate change impacts related to water, including sea level rise, more extreme weather conditions, and changes in precipitation, will have various effects in California. The state's water infrastructure, including dams, levees, and canals, are out of date, and they are particularly ill-suited in light of climate change. [115]