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Daniel Swain raises alarm surrounding lack of precipitation in California

Publication: Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post 

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Climate Scientist, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability 

Synopsis: Swain is featured in two articles as he raises the alarm surrounding the lack of precipitation in California and the ongoing drought. 

UCLA News: Swain’s insights are quoted. 

From the Los Angeles Times: “[February’s precipitation forecast is] the single driest ensemble mean prediction I’ve ever seen during peak of California wet season.” 

From The Washington Post: “In part this increase in precipitation whiplash in California is happening because there are both more periods with no rain and more periods with heavy rain.” 

Read more at Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post