Opinion: California is Failing to Prepare for Droughts
Climate change isn’t a problem for the future. It’s here, and California isn’t remotely prepared to deal with the consequences.
The state’s latest snowpack report makes that clear. The Sierra Nevada snowpack provides nearly one-third of California’s water supply. On Tuesday it was at 63% of its historical average for that date. That’s despite the heavy storms in October and December. The months of January and February were the driest in the state’s recorded history, meaning Californians are facing a third consecutive year of severe drought.
