Extreme Drought Conditions for California
California’s drought and wildfire conditions are accelerating at unprecedented rates. According to state officials, residents should brace for a summer of widespread burning and mandatory water conservation measures in some regions.
As reservoir levels across the state continue to drop and parched vegetation poses an increasing threat of wildfire, officials in Sacramento offer a bleak assessment of the state’s drying climate. They say it has already begun to negatively affect people, plants and animals.
Research California's current drought conditions and create a list of 10 ways you can conserve water.
Why is this drought happening after a year of average rain fall? How will the dry conditions affect the environment, cities, plants, animals, and our future? What can you do to help?
