Just 9% of California now in drought after unprecedented winter

THIS WINTER PRODUCED AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF RAIN AND SNOW IN CALIFORNIA.

AND WHILE THE STORMS AND FLOOD WATERS OFF THE WEST COAST WERE DISRUPTIVE —  AND EVEN DEADLY —

THERE IS A RAINBOW AT THE END OF THE RAINY SEASON.

ONLY 9 PERCENT OF THE STATE REMAINS IN A DROUGHT —

DOWN FROM 99 PERCENT IN OCTOBER.

THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT’S ENDURED AN “EXTREME DROUGHT SINCE 2020.”

RESERVOIRS HAVE BEEN REPLENISHED —

BEFORE AND AFTER SHOTS AROUND THE STATE SHOW THE DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR’S RAINFALL HAS MADE.

THESE IMAGES ARE FROM THE FOLSOM LAKE RESERVOIR SHOWING IMAGES TAKEN IN MAY OF 2021 THEN MARCH OF 2023.

WITH THE STATE REHYDRATED —

ANOTHER POSITIVE IS COMING FROM THE DROUGHT’S END.

KNOWN FOR ITS WILDFLOWER BLOOMING SEASON —

CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTING A BIGGER AND BRIGHTER YEAR ON NATURE TRAILS.

ACROSS THE MANY HILLS AND VALLEYS IN THE COUNTRY’S BIGGEST STATE —

ARE VIVID COLORS SCATTERED FROM A BLOOMING WILDFLOWER SEASON.

THE STATE IS CALLING IT A “SUPERBLOOM.”

WILDFLOWER SEEDS THAT ACCUMULATED UNDERGROUND THROUGH A SERIES OF PUNISHINGLY DRY YEARS ARE FINALLY COMING UP — AND ALL BLOOMING AT ONCE.

SO WHILE THE STATE ENDURED A HISTORIC WINTER OF RAIN, FLOODS, AND FEET OF SNOW, THE FLOWERS SERVE AS A CLEAR SIGN — WINTER IS OVER.