Experts: Calif. drought will only get worse
By Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times
California is probably headed into a deeper drought this summer, making it harder to escape in the future, an expert says.
With more than 80 percent of the state in an extreme drought, dry conditions will probably continue and won’t improve much in the next few months, said climatologist Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska.
New National Weather Service data show that more than 80 percent of California is now in an extreme drought.
The prolonged statewide drought means it will be “harder to break the cycle,” much like some thirsty regions in Oklahoma and the entire state of Texas, which have been struggling with drought since 2010, he said.
A U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday showed 81 percent of California in the category of extreme drought or worse, up from 78 percent. Three months ago, it was 68 percent.
Poor So. Cal.
Global Warming
Maybe someday we will start building the dams we need to store the water needed to supply 35 million people. Won’t happen soon though as long as dumb people keep giving money to the sierra club.
In the meantime, while we and croplands, public lands are drying up, water is being flushed to feed fish?
Nascar? Store what water from where exactly? We have the most dams in the nation now. We need more fresh water.