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Learn about the historical and ongoing droughts in California, their causes, impacts and responses. Find out how climate change, natural variability and human activities affect the water supply and ecosystems of the state.
The ongoing megadrought is the driest multi-decade period in the region since at least 800 CE and is exacerbated by climate change and La Niña events. It has caused water shortages, drought area expansion, and environmental impacts in California and other states.
More than 72,000 people are living in drought conditions in California, the U.S. Drought Monitor said. ... 2022. About a third of California was experiencing abnormally dry conditions as of ...
Periods of heavy rainfall caused by multiple atmospheric rivers in California between December 31, 2022, and March 25, 2023, resulted in floods that affected parts of Southern California, the California Central Coast, Northern California and Nevada. [3] [4] The flooding resulted in property damage [5] [6] [7] and at least 22 fatalities. [1]
At the start of October 2022 before the arrival of the wet season, 99% of California was in drought, with more than 40% of the state in "extreme drought," according to the U.S. Drought Monitor ...
In March, California’s State Water Project announced that after a promising start to the state’s rainy season, the bone-dry first few months of 2022 meant it would limit its anticipated ...
The impact of climate change on precipitation in California can lead to the occurrence of severe drought. [42] During droughts in California, farmers leave land fallow. In 2014 drought season, 430,000 acres of farmland were left to fallow. [43] Farmers anticipate they will fallow a similar number of acres of farmland in 2022. [44]
Almost a year after Gov. Gavin Newsom pleaded with Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 15% amid a worsening drought, water conservation figures are still nowhere near that mark.