Watch: Consequences of severe drought and climate change ripple across California
Water officials believe the past three years could end up as the driest in California’s history. State reservoir levels are alarmingly low, and measurements of the Sierra Nevada snowpack are “grim,” the state’s natural resources secretary tells Lester Holt. The drought is impacting the water supply for residents and farms, which supply critical crops for the nation.
Related articles:
- ABC 10 Sacramento: Final Sierra snow survey of the year comes up dry
- CBS News: New government maps show nearly all of the West is in drought and it’s not even summer yet: “This is unprecedented”
- KCRA Sacramento: Here’s a look at California’s drought map — and how it compares to this time last year
- Sacramento Bee: Tahoe ski resort extends season after April snow. Here’s how long the fun might last
- CBS San Francisco: Spring rain, quirky climate wipes out early strawberry crop in Monterey County