California has suffered the loss of 63 trillion gallons (or 240 gigatons) of water in the past 18 months, which has resulted in the ground literally rising by an average of .15 inches since last year.
The lack of water has also resulted in the movement of California’s mountains, where the uplift has been most pronounced. According to the journal Science and the Washington Post, the mountains have risen as high as half an inch.
As California’s drought continues to hit the Golden State, it’s reservoirs have also been affected. The drought has left one of California’s largest reservoirs, Lake Oroville, looking parched – in stark contrast to it’s appearance just three short years ago in 2011. The Post notes that Lake Oroville, as of last week, is only operating at 32 percent of its capacity…