A forecast of a huge El Niño event, following unprecedented droughts in California , has communities clearing out debris basins, and residents stocking up on emergency supplies in preparation for a deluge of downpours after the coming years of dry weather. Climate change may be playing a significant role in the drought by altering the jet stream through warming in the Arctic. As we noted, California is experiencing extreme drought conditions, and a recent study suggests it will get worse by as much as 27% in the coming years . Additionally, experts say that the predicted rainstorms still will not reverse the drought in California , since it cannot be erased by four years .
A forecast of a huge El Niño event, following unprecedented droughts in California , has communities clearing out debris basins, and residents stocking up on emergency supplies in preparation for a deluge of downpours after the coming years of dry weather. As we noted, California is experiencing extreme drought conditions, and a recent study suggests it will get worse by as much as 27% in the coming years . Additionally, experts say that the predicted rainstorms still will not reverse the drought in California , since it cannot be erased by four years .