California Drought Recedes After Storms Caused by Atmospheric Rivers
January 12, 2023
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as posted by the channelEven after weeks of incessant and flooding rain, the historic drought gripping California has barely begun to recede.
Just over 95% of the state remains in drought, down from about 98% the week before, according to government figures released Thursday.
The report from the US Drought Monitor is the first quantifiable glimpse into how the parade of storms that’s killed at least 17 people and triggered widespread flooding and evacuations has impacted the state’s worst drought in a millennia. The results are devastatingly clear: California still needs far more rain and snow to make up for years of desiccation that have fueled brutal wildfires, bedeviled farmers and imperiled drinking water supplies.
“The precipitation has provided a generous boost to reservoir stores, but most are still below the long-term average for this time of year,” Richard Tinker of the US Climate Prediction Center wrote in the report.
Still, there was some promising news in the figures. The amount of land affected by extreme drought, one of the worst categories, fell to less than 1%, down from 27.1% a week ago, according to the report covering conditions through Jan. 10.
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