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title: "Drought causes California to impose new water restrictions"
date: 2022-03-23
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# Drought causes California to impose new water restrictions

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As fears of a third consecutive dry year become reality, [state officials in California reportedly announced](https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivs.org%3Fmailpoet_router%26endpoint%3Dtrack%26action%3Dclick%26data%3DWzExMiwiY2U5N2M4IiwiNTk1IiwiZTYyYjYzNGM5MmFiIixmYWxzZV0&e=a36accb3&h=42a73659&f=n&p=y) that 27 million people and 750,000 acres of farmland relying on supplies from state reservoirs will receive only 5% (rather than 15%) of what they have requested this year from state supplies beyond what is needed for critical activities.

 California is experiencing its second acute drought in less than a decade, and scientists say the U.S. West is broadly experiencing the worst megadrought in 1,200 years, made more intense by climate change. Melted snow traditionally provides about a third of the state's water supply, but current predictions estimate the state will have about 57% of its historical median runoff this April through July.

 A very wet December put water content in the snow at 160% of normal levels, but warmer temperatures are causing some of that water to evaporate rather than flow into rivers and streams as it melts.
