Partial photo: Ed Leszczynskl
Northern California remains stuck in one of the worst two-year rainfall deficits since the 1849 Gold Rush, increasing the risk of water restrictions and potentially setting up dangerous wildfire conditions next summer. The precipitation during winter that fuels the Sierra Nevada snowpack and fills groundwater supplies has been slow to start, and faltering at best. Current precipitation is only 30% to 70% of what the state would expect during a normal year, with no more big rainfall events on the horizon for February.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/11/california-dry-weather-drought-wildfire-agriculture