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Daniel Swain says lack of storms during wet season makes California extremely vulnerable to warming

Publication: N.Y. Times

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

Synopsis: The state of California is especially vulnerable to global warming.

UCLA News:  The very characteristics that make these rain-free summers famous “predispose those regions to water scarcity,” Swain said. “If the storms don’t occur during the wet season, you’re screwed.”

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