Tuesday Top of the Scroll: More than 90% of California out of historic drought as water year ends
Less than one week until California’s new water year begins, experts say the state is nearly free of drought — but there is no guarantee that another wet winter is soon to arrive. The state, according to the Sept. 19 U.S. Drought Monitor, is 93% free of drought, a big improvement since measuring at 72% drought-free three months ago. Only small regions of drought remain along the state’s southeast corner bordering Arizona and in the northernmost region at the Oregon border.
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