The entire state is drought-free for the first time in years.
The U.S. Drought Monitor reveals a—mostly—drought-free California for the first time since early 2020, reports Iman Palm for KTLA, with no parts of the state in the “extreme or exceptional” drought category.
According to Palm, “Siskiyou, Modoc and Del Norte counties in Northern California are still classified as “abnormally dry,” the U.S. Drought Monitor’s least severe classification. Small portions of Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial counties have the same classification.”
Almost one year ago, almost all of the state’s Central Valley was in an “exceptional” drought, prompting stricter conservation measures. “The last time California was drought-free was from March to September 2019, before experiencing a moderate drought. The state was declared drought-free again from November 2019 until February 2020, data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows.”
FULL STORY: California has been declared drought-free for the first time in years
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