Despite Rain Storms, California Is Still in Drought
Multiple atmospheric rivers brought extreme rain and snow to California, but the recent deluge hasn’t made up for years of ongoing drought.
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Multiple atmospheric rivers brought extreme rain and snow to California, but the recent deluge hasn’t made up for years of ongoing drought.
NPR's A Martinez talks to Jay Lund, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis, about the aging system, and how climate change could lead to more breaches.
California has added little to its once-prized water system since 1960, and the population has more than doubled, columnist George Skelton writes.
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