U.S. Drought Monitor maps show how last week’s storm affected Northern California
An atmospheric river delivered record-breaking amounts of rain across Northern California last weekend. The precipitation helped bring some northern regions out of extreme and exceptional drought conditions. Before the rains, about 46% of California’s land was under “exceptional” drought — the most severe drought category … This week’s data released Thursday shows that figure has shrunk to about 39%.
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