California declared drought free for first time in seven years
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Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#2Does this account for the massively depleted aquifers thoughout the state?
Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#3Does this account for the massively depleted aquifers thoughout the state?
Having recently visited a few, I’m thinking no.
Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#4Does this account for the massively depleted aquifers thoughout the state?
> “The reservoirs are full, lakes are full, the streams are flowing, there’s tons of snow,” said Jessica Blunden, a climate scientist with the National Climatic Data Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “All the drought is officially gone.”
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rain-california...
EDIT: Sorry, you're referring to aquifers, not reservoirs.
Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#5Does this account for the massively depleted aquifers thoughout the state?
> “The reservoirs are full, lakes are full, the streams are flowing, there’s tons of snow,” said Jessica Blunden, a climate scientist with the National Climatic Data Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “All the drought is officially gone.” https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rain-california... EDIT: Sorry, you're referring to aquifers, not reservoirs.
Aquifers are not manmade reservoirs, lakes, or streams
Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#6Give it a few months
Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#7It's been raining every couple of days in sunny San Diego for like 3 months
Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#8Give it a few months
I heard we have 12 years.
Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#9Re: California declared drought free for first time in seven years
#10Does this account for the massively depleted aquifers thoughout the state?
> “The reservoirs are full, lakes are full, the streams are flowing, there’s tons of snow,” said Jessica Blunden, a climate scientist with the National Climatic Data Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “All the drought is officially gone.” https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rain-california... EDIT: Sorry, you're referring to aquifers, not reservoirs.
Yep. I personally know folks with a small ranch outside of Sacramento who had to dig down 90 feet to find water for their well. Hard to imagine that being replenished by a few rainy seasons.