Thursday Top of the Scroll: California falls further into extreme drought
A big change in drought conditions came out Thursday morning for all of California. With an update from the US Drought Monitor, 73% of California is now listed in Extreme Drought, the second most severe classification the US Drought Monitor utilizes. So far, 5% of California is listed as being in Exceptional Drought, which is the US Drought Monitor’s top-level drought designation. The increase to 73% is a significant jump from 53% in Extreme Drought from last week. This news comes on the heels of other drought changes, such as water restrictions for agriculture north of the Delta.
Related articles:
- San Francisco CBS Local: Entire Bay Area, Most Of California Now Under Extreme Drought Conditions
- Fox26 News: Out of water, out of time: valley farmers forced to give up land
- Press Democrat: ‘Worst drought’: Sonoma County residents in 1977 had tight water restrictions
- ABC10: Drought conditions have CA farmers considering all options
- Visalia Times Delta: Visalia area braces for ‘just-below-record’ heat as Tulare County declares drought emergency
- ABC10: New California drought on path of previous megadrought
- Fox40: Department of Water Resources breaks down 2021 drought forecast
- TurnTo23: All of Kern County now in “extreme” drought status
- Sonoma Water: Sonoma, Marin Water Utilities Seek 20 Percent Voluntary Water Use Reduction
- Los Angeles Times: Editorial - There is no drought