Publication: N.Y. Times

UCLA Expert: Alex Hall: Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Professor, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Director, Center for Climate Science at UCLA

Synopsis: All the rain and snow are undoubtedly good news for California’s water supply, but they’re unlikely to end the drought altogether.

UCLA News: “We’d need a couple wet years in California back to back to make us feel like we’re out of the drought here,” Hall said. “These storms are really good news, and they’re exactly the news we need at this point in time, but we still have a long way to go,” he added.

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