19-10-2021, 10:24 AM
Lydia O'Connor
Tue, 19 October 2021, 3:51 am
California, which has been plagued by some of its worst droughts and wildfires in recent years, just recorded its driest year in nearly a century
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The 2020 water year was quite dry as well, and had the fifth lowest rainfall on record.
This two-year dry period continues the theme of aridity California has been experiencing in the 21st century, including the three-year drought of 2007-2009 and the five-year one of 2012-2016,” the department said. A very wet 2017 water year offered a brief reprieve, but drought began returning in 2018.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/californi...b3cbd65bb9
Tue, 19 October 2021, 3:51 am
California, which has been plagued by some of its worst droughts and wildfires in recent years, just recorded its driest year in nearly a century
......
The 2020 water year was quite dry as well, and had the fifth lowest rainfall on record.
This two-year dry period continues the theme of aridity California has been experiencing in the 21st century, including the three-year drought of 2007-2009 and the five-year one of 2012-2016,” the department said. A very wet 2017 water year offered a brief reprieve, but drought began returning in 2018.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/californi...b3cbd65bb9