Which Way, L.A.?
Where Is the Rain?
This week the news has been filled with reports about the polar vortex that has descended on much of the country. Today's high in LA was around 68 degrees, sunny – and dry. The dry part is really worrying. 2013 was the driest year on record. Our snowpack is just 20 percent of normal .
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThis week the news has been filled with reports about the polar vortex that has descended on much of the country. Today's high in LA was around 68 degrees, sunny – and dry. The dry part is really worrying. 2013 was the driest year on record. Our snowpack is just 20 percent of normal. California water chief Mark Cowin says he thinks Governor Brown will probably declare a drought emergency soon. The Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on people of all faiths to pray for rain. So what's behind this record dry spell?
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Judy Muller
University of Southern California
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Kareem Maddox
Three-on-three basketball player in the final stages of qualifying for Olympics; former KCRW intern
Daniel Swain
climate scientist at UCLA who studies extreme weather events
David Ulin
professor of English at USC, editor of literary journal “Air/Light”