Extreme drought nearly eliminated in California in wake of atmospheric rivers
Extreme drought fell from 27.1% last week to 0.32% in the numbers released Thursday. Extreme drought, the second-highest level of drought, has been nearly eliminated in the state of California in the wake of storms caused by atmospheric rivers slamming the state over the last several weeks. However, the extreme influx of moisture was contained to west of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which does little to alleviate the dwindling water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the country. Drought has nearly been eliminated in California. ABC News Extreme drought in California fell from 27.1% last week to 0.32% in the numbers released Thursday, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Severe drought , the third-highest level, fell from 71% to 46%. The week prior, parts of California and Nevada that were previously in exceptional drought status no longer qualified for the highest level of concern due to the extra moisture. MORE: California storms wreak havoc: ...