California Drought Reintensifying

After a euphoria-inducing rainy-spell last month and the sense California was perhaps in an extended wet weather pattern, a return to the depressing, dry norm of the past few years is now fully set in across most of the state. Just since last week the drought area has of maximum intensity has spread back into areas from whence last month's rains had caused it to retreat. Image courtesy of NOAA (all rights reserved).