Publication: Washington Post

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: After its three driest years on record, concern is high over what another year of drought could mean for California.

UCLA News: According to Swain, “we expect to see a significant increase in both drought and flood severity in a warming climate. This is in fact exactly what climate models suggest should be emerging right around now and continuing to amplify through the century.” In 2017, the state swung from depleted reservoirs to what Swain called “essentially the wettest winter in modern history in parts of northern California” at a recent symposium hosted by the Department of Water Resources. 

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