Drought intensity has been “significantly” reduced in California as a result of recent storms
“Heavy rainfall in California in recent weeks, particularly in late December and early January, has significantly reduced the intensity of the California drought,” according to the latest US Drought Monitor released Thursday morning. .
Extreme drought, the second highest designation on the drought monitor scale, has all but disappeared in the latest weekly analysis and is now limited to less than 1% of the state located near the Oregon border. Over a third of the state was in extreme drought just 2 weeks ago.
However, the drought is not over for the state, as more than 95% of the state still faces some drought designation.
Despite “record and near-record rainfall in the last 6 weeks,” much of the state remains in moderate to severe drought “as moisture deficits have taken hold in some areas over the last 2-3 years,” he said. summary of drought monitoring.
“At least a third of the state has been in drought (D1+) since February 2020.”
Recent rains have “provided a generous boost” to the state’s key reservoirs, but most are still below the long-term average for this time of year.
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Drought intensity has been “significantly” reduced in California as a result of recent storms
“Heavy rainfall in California in recent weeks, particularly in late December and early January, has significantly reduced the intensity of the California drought,” according to the latest US Drought Monitor released Thursday morning. .
Extreme drought, the second highest designation on the drought monitor scale, has all but disappeared in the latest weekly analysis and is now limited to less than 1% of the state located near the Oregon border. Over a third of the state was in extreme drought just 2 weeks ago.
However, the drought is not over for the state, as more than 95% of the state still faces some drought designation.
Despite “record and near-record rainfall in the last 6 weeks,” much of the state remains in moderate to severe drought “as moisture deficits have taken hold in some areas over the last 2-3 years,” he said. summary of drought monitoring.
“At least a third of the state has been in drought (D1+) since February 2020.”
Recent rains have “provided a generous boost” to the state’s key reservoirs, but most are still below the long-term average for this time of year.
