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California was declared totally drought free for the first time in more than seven years on Thursday, following unusually abundant winter rains and snowfall statewide, according to the government’s weekly report on U.S. drought conditions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor’s latest survey reflected an astonishing turnaround - at least for now - from a severe, prolonged dry spell that reduced irrigation supplies to farmers, forced strict household conservation measures and stoked a spate of deadly, devastating wildfires.
A relatively small swath of California’s southern-most region, including most of San Diego County, remains labeled “abnormally dry” on the drought map index, as does a tiny patch at the state’s extreme northern end along the Oregon border.
But this week marks the first time since mid-December of 2011 that 100 percent of the state has been classified as being free of drought, defined as a moisture deficit severe enough to cause social, environmental or economic ills. Conditions were classified as normal across 93 percent of the state.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-drought-idUSKCN1QW09A
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday March 16 2019, @04:31AM (3 children)
Just in time for the announcement of more multi-story "low-income" housing developments to be built here. Which means that there will be multi-story developments shitting up previously-quiet single-story neighborhoods. I'm talking 6-story buildings jammed in the middle of single-story tract-housing.
By the way, say, for a building with 300 single-family units, only 10 will be dedicated to "low-income" housing. Just the way it works here.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday March 16 2019, @04:46AM (2 children)
They went 6 times higher, that's so interesting. Too bad it's California. And, too bad I'm not doing real estate anymore (until at least 2025). Because I see how to make a ton of money on that one. I'd buy up all the 1-story. Tear them down -- we call it demolish. And say, here's this neighborhood with the 6-story buildings. That are 6 times higher that what used to be on my property, you let them go 6 times higher. Well, I want to go 6 times higher. I want to go 36 floors. And by the way, you're doing a great job, here's $1 million for your R.E. Election Campaign, little token of our appreciation. R.E., if you didn't know -- Real Estate. MAGA!!!!
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday March 16 2019, @05:22AM (1 child)
Around these parts, we have Molon Labia type people. There is hope in this world.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Saturday March 16 2019, @07:36AM
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?