The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor is out, and the statistics are exceptionally grim for California and parts of the Southwest
For the first time in the 15-year history of the monitor, 100% of California is experiencing "moderate" to "exceptional" drought. A majority of the state (77%) is experiencing "extreme" to "exceptional" drought, which are the two most severe categories. That was up nearly 10 percentage points compared to just one week ago.
The worst drought category now extends across all of Silicon Valley and Monterrey County, where water managers are announcing cutbacks to summertime water deliveries, and are putting in place water restrictions that could impact everyone from individual households to high-tech manufacturers of computer chips Read more...
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from MashableAndrew Freedman
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