No moisture in sight; drought-conditions grow
By Brian Lada, AccuWeather
With 2013 quickly coming to a close, it’s shaping up to be one of the driest calendar years on record for many places in California.
Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe in October 2013. Photo/LTN
Almost all of the Golden State is under either a severe or extreme drought with no end in sight heading into 2014.
This prolonged drought has contributed to the heightened risk of wildfires over the past several months and is raising major concerns in the agriculture industry.
Looking at the forecast through the remainder of 2013 and into the beginning of 2014, it appears as though very little rain — if any at all — will fall across the state.