Lol, but what about 2024? Do you realize how hot this summer was? Do you realize how much water is required?
“The last time Los Angeles recorded rainfall over a tenth of an inch — the threshold that officials typically consider helpful for thirsty plants and the reduction of wildfire risk — was May 5, when downtown received just 0.13 inches of rain.
“It’s safe to say this is [one of] the top ten driest starts to our rainy season on record,” said Ryan Kittell, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard. “Basically, all the plants are as dry as they normally are in October.”
Months into the rainy season, Southern California is now experiencing moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
www.latimes.com
The rain is going North
These
cold waters in the Pacific push the jet stream northward and tend to lead to drought in the southern U.S.and heavy rains and flooding in the Pacific Northwest and Canada.” In recent years, the weather pattern has brought severe drought conditions to Southern California, fostering dangerous wildfire conditions.7 days ago
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