CNN CNN Newsroom With Christi Paul and Boris Sanchez August 7, 2021 14:33:00
Much. wildfires are not the only problem facing california right now. extreme drought and heat forcing a major hydropower plant at lake orr orrville to shut down. the plant can power 800,000 homes at full capacity, but the lake shrunk to 24% capacity. 95% of the western united states is in some form of drought, and 46% of california is in extreme drought, the most since 2015. the department of water resources is urging californians to preserve as much water as possible in case the dryness persists. and this week, california's water regulators voted to issue an emergency order that bans tho...
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