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Feb 24, 2021 · The consecutive hot-dry water years of 2020 and 2021 culminated in extreme drought for much of California by summer of 2021. Signs of drought included low spring snowpack, subpar precipitation, low streamflow, and well above normal temperature and evaporative demand.
Dec 12, 2021 · In wet years, there may be much more than 80 million acre-feet of water available, but in dry years, it can be much less. In 2020, for example, California’s precipitation was less than two-thirds of average, and the State Water Project delivered only five percent of the contracted amounts.
Oct 7, 2021 · California's farmers, the country's biggest producers of fruits and vegetables, are facing a major shakeup. A new law limits their access to water from the state's depleted aquifers.
Aug 4, 2021 · A historic drought is spreading across California and much of the American West. How bad is it? Which places are most affected? What does it mean for our water supply and wildfire risk?
Dec 16, 2021 · Since June, the temperature has broken the 100° mark for 67 days, a new record. Drought won’t let go its grip on the land. Eight of the past 10 years have been ugly dry. This October morning, after...
May 23, 2022 · Environmental advocates and California tribes have been fighting the growers’ and irrigation districts’ claim to California’s finite water supply for years, citing inadequate water to maintain water quality and temperatures for endangered fish and the Delta.
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Oct 14, 2021 · In California, drought conditions this summer were the most extreme in the entire 126-year record – a clear sign of the role climate change plays in the perilous decline of the state’s water...
