The Mercury News says California is flooded and having the worst drought in 1,200 years. They also say California has had 200 year long droughts during the past 1,200 years.
“Current drought is worst in 1,200 years in California and the American West, new study shows
Tree rings indicate 2001-2022 is driest 22-year-period since at least 800 A.D., when Vikings sailed and Mayans built temples”
Current drought is worst in 1,200 years in California and the American West, new study shows
“California drought: Past dry periods have lasted more than 200 years, scientists say
California’s current drought is being billed as the driest period in the state’s recorded rainfall history. But scientists who study the West’s long-term climate patterns say the state has been parched for much longer stretches before that 163-year historical period began.”
