California is free of all drought, dryness for first time in 25 years

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    Despite the welcome relief, climate change is expected to intensify weather swings from heavy rainfall to extreme dryness in a cycle that can fuel catastrophic wildfires.

    Right now, the wildfire risk across California is “about as close to zero as it ever gets,” and there is likely no need to worry about the state’s water supply for the rest of the year, said UC climate scientist Daniel Swain. Currently, 14 of the state’s 17 major water supply reservoirs are at 70% or more capacity,

    California is free of all drought, dryness for first time in 25 years. Inside the remarkable turnaround
    After experiencing one of the wettest holiday seasons on record, still soggy California hit a major milestone this week — having zero areas of abnormal dryness…
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    Good news. :thumbup:

    While here it's been the wettest period since records began. The cereal growers are happy though. The first harvest was one of the best and the one coming up is set to be even better with record yields.

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    While here it's been the wettest period since records began. The cereal growers are happy though. The first harvest was one of the best and the one coming up is set to be even better with record yields.

    A few months ago the rainy Argentina weather of Spring was looking to be too much. Talk of damage to plantings and stranded animals. An agricultural emergency declaration for the affected districts until February 2026. Good if things dried up enough to actually be even more productive than usual.

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    A few months ago the rainy Argentina weather of Spring was looking to be too much. Talk of damage to plantings and stranded animals. An agricultural emergency declaration for the affected districts until February 2026. Good if things dried up enough to actually be even more productive than usual.

    Not far from us there's still large areas under water due to the amount of water coming down the Salado River. I suspect it's more used for grazing cattle than growing cereal as areas that are prone to flooding tend not to be used for growing crops as the soil is salty.