Owens Lake, 220 miles north of Los Angeles, has been drying out since 1913, when its source, the Owens River, was rerouted into the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Images of Owens Lake taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite on March 23, 2022, and on March 25, 2023, in the aftermath of heavy rainfall in the area.
Data from the U.S. Drought Monitor as of March 28 showed that 55.3 percent of the state is free of drought entirely, a large jump from theAdditionally, only 1.95 percent of the state is under"severe drought," having dropped from 19 percent on March 7 and 8.49 percent on March 14. Only six months ago, on September 27, 2022, 53 percent of California was under"severe drought," 24.32 percent was under"extreme drought", and 16.
A file photo of Owens Lake appearing as a mostly dry lake bed. California's intense weather at the start of 2023 has led to a number of changes in the state's climate."When people ask if California is getting wetter or drier, the answer is both.
For Owens Lake in particular, this is an especially good thing, as the dry bed of the lake is considered to be the largest single source of dust pollution in the entire U.S. The exposed lake bed, which has been dry since around 1930, releases dust into the wind that contains carcinogens, such as cadmium, nickel and arsenic.
According to a 2007 risk assessment report of the lake's dust, the lake emits 80,000 tons each year, and has 130 times the standard 24-hour concentrations of dust in the air, threatening the 40,000 residents within range of the dust.
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