Friday Top of the Scroll: The portion of California considered to be in moderate drought continues to expand
Drought conditions in California continued to expand, according to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor data released Thursday. After what experts are calling California’s driest February on record, slightly more than 34% of the state was deemed to be in moderate drought. That’s an increase of about 11% over figures released a week ago.
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