Greater LA
California is in a drought, but it doesn’t look like it. Why?
Most of California is in a drought emergency, but Southern California has largely been spared. LA homeowners are watering green, manicured lawns while some Northern Californians have seen their wells run dry.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenMost of California is in a drought emergency, but Southern California has largely been spared. LA homeowners are watering green, manicured lawns while some Northern Californians have seen their wells run dry. So why are local reservoirs here still mostly full?
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3 storiesWhy Southern California has largely been spared by the state’s worst drought conditions
Most of California is in a drought emergency, but Southern California has largely been spared. LA homeowners are watering green, manicured lawns while some Northern Californians have seen their wells run dry. So why are local reservoirs here still mostly full?
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