60% Of California Will Remain In Drought Through Winter, NOAA Warns

Just wehn you thought it was safe to shower again, NOAA issues their US seasonal drought outlook and crushes dreams of wetter winter helping Californians. Hopes for heavy rain from El Nino will not be enough to change the drought situation for 60% of Californians, as MotherJones reports, NOAA forecasters warn, “While we’re predicting at least a 2 in 3 chance that winter precipitation will be near or above normal throughout the state, with such widespread, extreme deficits, recovery will be slow.”

 

60% of California will remain in drought over the winter…

 

As any El Nino effects are less than expected with a 50% chance of California’s winter being warmer than average…

 

Source: NOAA




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