Brian Lada
Thu, October 12, 2023 at 8:27 AM PDT
California's battle with drought vs. floods will be complex heading into 2024
California has been in a long-term battle with drought following multiple winters with little rain and mountain snow that resulted in low levels in water reservoirs, sparked government action to limit water usage across the state and left many to wonder if a drier climate was the new normal. Then, everything changed last winter.
Several months of atmospheric rivers last winter resulted in prolific, record-setting snowfall in the Sierra Nevada and monumental rainfall in the lower elevations that washed away not only short-term drought concerns but also some of the longer-term drought woes.
"Given what happened last winter and the current state of water supplies in California, even a near-normal winter or slightly below-average winter would set the stage for no problems through 2024 and then into 2025," AccuWeather Western Weather Expert and California resident Ken Clark said.
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