How the Western Drought has affected the state of California and how it will continue to do so if trends continue

1. The Western Drought
A Warning

2. Are You Ready for a 35-Year Drought?
 The American West has lost an estimated 63 trillion gallons
of groundwater over the past 18 months
 “A new study estimates that the possibility of a decade-long
drought hitting the Southwest sometime this century could be
as high as 90 percent. And there’s as much as a 50 percent
chance of a ‘megadrought’ that lasts for 35 years or more.”
 Take the current drought and double it; that is what a 35 year
drought would look like.
 Source: Yahoo

3. Lake Mead
Largest man-made reservoir dipped to
lowest level since the 1930s
Top left: July 2007
Bottom right: July 2014

4. Lake Mead, Cont.
The marina has been moved due to low
water levels.
Top right: July 2007
Bottom left: July 2014

5. Folsom Lake
Left: July 2011
Right: August 2014

6. Mount Shasta
December 2013 Snowfall was less than 5
percent; 30 is average
Top left: November 2013
Bottom right: January 2014

7. Sierra Nevada
In January 2014, the snowpack was
between 10 and 30 percent of normal.
Top right: January 2013
Bottom left: January 2014