Severe storms may have filled reservoirs but in the Golden State, a dry spell is ‘always lurking in the background’
Then came a deluge. A dozen atmospheric river storms and several “bomb cyclones” have broken levees and buried mountain communities in snow, but they have also delivered a boon. Reservoirs are refilling. Brown hills are blooming once again.The consensus among water experts and climate scientists is – sort of.
Above: Drought-shrunken Horseshoe Lake, near Mammoth Lakes, California as seen on 28 July 2022. Right: Snow seen in higher elevations on 27 March 2023 near Mammoth Lakes, California.“In California, the drought is not tied anymore to how much precipitation we get,” said J Pablo Ortiz-Partida, a senior water and climate scientist for the Union of Concerned Scientists. “For many communities, there has always been a drought.
The rains this winter will replenish underground water reserves to some extent. “But one really good water year like this year isn’t going to be enough to fill up the massive groundwater reservoirs that we’ve overdrafted for decades,” Gleick said.
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