âMegadroughtâ persists in western states with no end in sight, according to scientists
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Water gradation marks are seen along the earthen dam at Briones Reservoir in Orinda, California Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The lack of rainfall this winter, resulting in a smaller snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains has awakened fears of drought. (St
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LINCOLN, Neb. - The western U.S. continues to endure dry conditions, and now scientists are using the term megadrought to describe the problem which has existed for decades with no end in sight. A megadrought is typically a drought event that has a long duration, Brian Fuchs, with the National Drought Mitigation Center, said to FOX Television Stations Tuesday.
Megadrought persists in western states with no end in sight, according to scientists
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California is bone dry. Will March bring more misery or a miracle? Paul Duginski © (Paul Duginski / Los Angeles Times) The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor data released Thursday. (Paul Duginski / Los Angeles Times)
California, and Southern California in particular, are bone dry.
The calendar says spring officially begins with the equinox on March 20, but the meteorological winter consisting of December, January and February is already in the record books. In other words, the wettest months are over. Let s take a graphic look at where the Golden State stands.
How dry?
Downtown Los Angeles received 1.84 inches of rain in December, when it normally would get 2.33 inches. Some 2.44 inches of rain fell in January, when L.A. normally expects 3.12 inches. And just a trace (that is, not enough to be measured) fell in February, when 3.80 inches normally falls. January and February are normally the two wettest months in L.A., after which the chances for rain di
Will March rain help California winter drought conditions?
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