California's drought map still shows an alarming phenomenon at the Golden State wherein 58% of the area is suffering from deficiency of water supply, be it atmospheric, surface or ground water.
According to The Desert Sun, the California drought map is quite alarming despite the "copious rains" that landed on certain parts of the Great Plains and South since Oct. 7.
The National Drought Mitigation Center says California missed out on the moisture the "copious rains" brought with it, resulting to little to no visible improvement on the region's ongoing dry conditions.
The center updates its California drought map every Thursday, but for the past two weeks, only little development has been documented by the authorities.
"The only areas showing good chances for heavier precipitation (through Tuesday) are in the coastal ranges and mountains in the Pacific Northwest, primarily from northern Oregon up into Canada," Mark Svoboda of the said agency wrote in the latest update.
Unfortunately, it appears that California's conditions will not improve even through the winter season, as per the latest forecast released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
While the California drought map shows little improvement in the northern California coast, the Central Valley - a good source of fruits, nuts and vegetables for the entire country - still suffers the unpleasant dry conditions.
Though little rain is expected to fall in the Central Valley, NOAA forecaster Mike Halpert says this will not be enough to reverse the situation.
"While we're predicting at least a 2 in 3 chance that winter precipitation will be near or above normal throughout the state, with such widespread, extreme deficits, recovery will be slow," he said, reports Mother Jones.
NOAA also revealed that this 2014, California's winter will be more than 50 percent likely to be warmer than average.
The Halloween month is also expected to suffer a major setback since California is the second pumpkin producer in the country.
With Halloween approaching, California is compelled to increase the prices of pumpkins by 15 percent because of the never-ending drought.
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