Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday rolled out his plan to spend $2 billion on battling and preventing wildfires across California. Newsom who arrived at the news conference via helicopter after surveying fire prevention efforts says the money he wants the state Legislature to approve would be used to pay for firefighting equipment, including new planes and helicopters. It would also help pay for forest management and the creation of fire breaks..
Algunas partes de California atraviesan por una sequía excepcional radiobilingue.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from radiobilingue.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Alerts In an aerial view, boat docks at the Browns Ravine Cove sit on dry earth at Folsom Lake on May 10, 2021 in El Dorado Hills, California.
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California is in trouble.
Drought has returned to the state in a major way, and bone-dry docks are just the tip of the devastating problems facing the state. Currently, 41 of California’s 58 counties are in a drought state of emergency, affecting approximately 30% of the state’s population. As we move into the summer, experts anticipate the drought’s impacts will only get worse.
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Depleted snowpack runoff lands 41 counties in drought mtdemocrat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mtdemocrat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Exceptional drought has expanded in the southern and eastern Sierra Nevada in response to poor snowpack conditions. Author: Associated Press, Staff (ABC10) Published: 8:48 AM PDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 8:48 AM PDT May 13, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA The U.S. Drought Monitor says drought conditions intensified in parts of California over the past week.
The monitor s weekly update Thursday shows areas of exceptional drought have expanded in the southern and eastern Sierra Nevada in response to poor snowpack conditions. The southern Sierra only has 3% of average snowpack for this time of year. Exceptional is the worst level. Most of the rest of California is in the extreme or severe categories, while small sections of the far north coast and the two southernmost counties are in moderate drought.