El Nino Couldn’t Save West From Drought, La Nina May Not Either
- 95% of state remains abnormally dry or in stage of drought
- El Nino brought some relief to the north, parched south
As El Niño Exits, La Niña Promises Mayhem Worldwide
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El Nino couldn’t bail California out of an unprecedented drought. Don’t count on La Nina to do any better.
California, in its fifth year of drought, gets most of its water from November to March. The El Nino that’s been in place for about a year helped fill some northern reservoirs but failed to bring much relief to the southern part of the state.