Study Warns California Continues to Face Threat of Megadrought from water tower Watch Video

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Study Warns California , Continues to Face , Threat of Megadrought.<br/>'Newsweek' reports that California may <br/>not have cured the state's water woes, <br/>despite several years of snow-heavy winters. .<br/>According to NASA satellite data, recent snowfall has been insufficient to offset the impact of an ongoing megadrought across the western states. .<br/>A new paper published in the journal, 'Geophysical Research <br/>Letters', details how groundwater supplies remain <br/>concerning for both domestic and agricultural use.<br/>Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites <br/>revealed that the entire Great Basin groundwater supply <br/>has dropped by 16.5 cubic miles in the last 20 years.<br/>The data highlights that while snowmelt does <br/>help resupply groundwater levels, it is not <br/>enough to replenish the current diminished levels.<br/>In years like the 2022-23 winter, <br/>I expected that the record amount <br/>of snowfall would really help to <br/>replenish the groundwater supply. <br/>But overall, the decline continued, Dorothy Hall, Study co-author and University <br/>of Maryland earth scientist, via NASA statement.<br/>'Newsweek' reports that the U.S. southwest <br/>has been facing a megadrought since <br/>the beginning of the millennium. .<br/>A megadrought is a drought <br/>that lasts two or more decades. , Jonathan Overpeck, Dean of environmental studies at the University of Michigan, via 'Newsweek'.<br/>The current southwest <br/>megadrought started in 1999 <br/>and has become the longest <br/>drought in U.S. history, and also the <br/>most severe in at least 1,200 years, Jonathan Overpeck, Dean of environmental studies at the University of Michigan, via 'Newsweek'.<br/>With the ongoing threat of <br/>drought, farmers downstream <br/>often can't get enough water. <br/>The ultimate solution will have to <br/>include wiser water management, Dorothy Hall, Study co-author and University <br/>of Maryland earth scientist, via NASA statement