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    California suffering through driest 3 years ever recorded, with no relief in sight

    LOS ANGELES — California's drought has become the state's driest three-year period on record, surpassing that of 2013-15 — and a fourth dry year is looking increasingly likely, officials said Monday. The news came just days after the state began its new water year, which runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. The 2022 water year was marked by dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions and a ...
    by Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times Oct 03, 2022 5 minutes
    A years-long drought has dropped the water level at Shasta Lake, exposing the“ bathtub ring.”.

    LOS ANGELES — California's drought has become the state's driest three-year period on record, surpassing that of 2013-15 — and a fourth dry year is looking increasingly likely, officials said Monday.

    The news came just days after the state began its new water year, which runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. The 2022 water year was marked by dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions and a record-shattering heat wave at the start of September.

    With long-range forecasts suggesting that warmer- and drier-than-average conditions will persist, uncertainty remains about what the new water year may bring, even as residents continue to conserve at a commendable pace.

    "This is our new climate reality, and we must adapt," Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth said in a statement. "As California transitions to a hotter, drier future, our extreme swings from."

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