Why Southern California has largely been spared by the state’s worst drought conditions
Los Angeles received less than half its average rainfall last year, most of the state is in a drought emergency, and Governor Gavin Newsom has asked all residents to reduce their water usage by 15%. But a stroll through any well-watered neighborhood in Southern California would suggest otherwise. … So far in Southern California, the golf courses are almost as green as they were when it rained a lot a couple years ago. Some Northern California communities have already issued mandates to cut back water use, and some homeowners have seen their wells run dry.
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