— a number double the state's previous record. This year, scorching weather has dried out reservoirs and made the state even more susceptible to breakout wildfires than the record 2020 season. NIDIS analysts call the outlook for the land"grim.
In April, scorching weather turned the San Gabriel reservoir lake bed to dust. The reservoir is not expected to see rain fall until the end of the year., allowing officials to find a plane that had crashed in 1965. Folsom Lake, California, under drought conditions in 2017 , and the sonar image of a plane there taken by Seafloor Systems by climate change which has pushed temperatures an average of about 2 degrees hotter, drying out soil and melting Sierra snow rivers, which causes less water to soak into the ground, as well as flow through rivers and reservoirs. The state also endured two unusually dry winters that didn't bring needed storms to the area.
Officials are predicting the water level of Lake Oroville — a primary body of water that helps the state generate energy through hydroelectric power plants — will hit a record low in August. If that happens, they would need to shut down a major hydroelectric power plant, putting extra strain on the electrical grid during the hottest part of the summer.
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