‘Snow Drought’ Darkening California’s Water Outlook
Despite a spate of recent storms, scientists say California needs more winterlike weather to bolster its water supply and avoid another drought.
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This Winter Looking Warmer Than Average – And That Means Less Snowpack
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /ABC 7by Rob HayesThis week may seem unusually cold for Southern California, but climate scientists say December 2023 was the month that truly had extraordinary temperatures – on the warm side.
California Records Driest Year in a Century
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Laura Anaya-MorgaIn a year of both extreme heat and extreme drought, California has reported its driest water year in terms of precipitation in a century, and experts fear the coming 12 months could be even worse.
The Western Regional Climate Center added average precipitation that had been reported at each of its stations and calculated that a total of 11.87 inches of rain and snow fell in California in the 2021 water year. That’s half of what experts deem average during a water year in California: about 23.58 inches.
California Water: 10 Charts and Maps That Explain the State’s Historic Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Mercury Newsby Paul RogersA historic drought is spreading across California and much of the American West. How bad is it? Which places are most affected? What does it mean for our water supply and wildfire risk?
These 10 maps and charts tell the story.
Over the past two years, rain and snow totals in Northern California, Nevada, Utah and other parts of the West have been less than 50% of average. As this map from the Western Regional Climate Center in Reno shows, the drought is severe and widespread.
California Experiences its Driest February on Record
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Denver7 (ABC)by Elizabeth RuizIn the rolling hills of Fallbrook, California, Joseph Rossi and his family have been growing avocados at Rossi Ranch for 23 years.
The fruit has become so popular they now rely on their farm alone to make a living.
“It’s 100 percent of our income for the past seven years now,” Rossi said.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
