Even if California were to have above-average rain and snow this winter, warming temperatures mean it still likely won’t be enough to make up for all the water California lost. This past year, California had its warmest ever statewide monthly average temperatures in June, July, and October 2020.
Jeanine Jones, interstate resources manager for the California Department of Water Resources, said people should not think about drought “as being just this occasional thing that happens sometimes, and then we go back to a wetter system.”
“We are really transitioning to a drier system so, you know, dry becomes the new normal,” she said. “Drought is not a short-term feature. Droughts take time to develop, and they usually linger for quite some time.”https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/10/21/rain-end-drought-united-states/
We need to realize that it may be wet today, but we are in for drier times due to climate change. Don’t be fooled by the rain over the next several days, dryer, hotter climate is here for a long while and will be the new normal.
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