Drought marches on for parts of California despite historic rainfall, snow
Even though California has been bombarded by snow and rain this winter, almost half of the state remains in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. … The progress is staggering when compared to the drought picture just three months ago. In early December, over 99% of the state was in drought, 85% in severe drought and 40% in extreme drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday shows over half of the state not in a drought, for many places the first time in over three years. Over a quarter of the Golden State recovered entirely and is no longer “abnormally dry.” And while no state area is classified as in “extreme drought,” NOAA still estimates that over 5.5 million Californians are still living with drought.
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