New government maps show nearly all of the West is in drought and it’s not even summer yet: “This is unprecedented”

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In an unprecedented move, Southern California officials declared awater shortage emergencyand asked roughly 6 million residents to limit all outdoor watering to just once a week.

“We knew climate change would stress our water supplies and we’ve been preparing for it but we did not know it would happen this fast,” said Gloria Gray, chairwoman of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors.

The latestgovernment mapsshow nearly all of the West is in drought, and 95% of California is suffering severe or extreme drought.

“This is real. This is serious. This is unprecedented,” said Adel Hagekhalil, general manager for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

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The latest government map drought.DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU

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