NEW YORK — 'Extreme' drought has been completely eliminated in California for the first time in nearly three years, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
January 19, 2023 at 4:36 am EST
While the drastic change for California has happened over the last few weeks, the most recent batch of rain has completely eliminated the"extreme" drought category. However, while smaller reservoirs have returned to averages, many larger ones still remain low, according to experts. And it's still"too early to tell if the wet weather is enough to end the drought."While drought in the western U.S.
The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center recently released top totals from the parade of storms that moved into California from Dec. 26 through Jan. 17. The top snow total was 240 inches in Mammoth Mountain and near Honeydew, California, nearly 4 feet of rain fell . Some parts of the basin are now seeing their wettest season on record and this will greatly alleviate the drought in some areas.
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