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Re:California is not in drought by bjt on Thursday May 06, 2021 @07:06PM (#27070007)
> rainfall is the same

Compared to the last 1,000 years, yes.

Compared to the abnormally wet 1900s-era patterns that established our current expectations, no.

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Re:California is not in drought by WarOnPrivacy on Thursday May 06, 2021 @07:16PM (#27070079)
> Compared to the abnormally wet 1900s-era patterns

This assertion seems to compare historical rainfall averages across the entire nation against just the SW region.

ref: https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/our-changing-climate...

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