It’s a rare site to see the U.S. Drought Monitor Map show California without a drought, or even abnormally dry conditions. That hasn’t happened for a quarter-century.
A growing snowpack and above-average rainfall is credited for lifting the state out of the dreaded drought status. The last time the drought map showed no drought was December, 2000.
Perhaps no other state in the nation has been more impacted by drought than California. Dry conditions have resulted in devastating wildfires and caused billions of dollars in losses to San Joaquin Valley farmers and their surrounding communities…