Silicon Valley **w at Epicenter of Worst California Drought in Decades
 

Silicon Valley **w at Epicenter of Worst California Drought in Decades
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The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor is out, and the statistics are exceptionally grim for California and parts of the Southwest

For the first time in the 15-year history of the monitor, 100% of California is experiencing "moderate" to "exceptional" drought. A majority of the state (77%) is experiencing "extreme" to "exceptional" drought, which are the two most severe categories. That was up nearly 10 percentage points compared to just one week ago.

The worst drought category **w extends across all of Silicon Valley and Monterrey County, where water managers are an**uncing cutbacks to summertime water deliveries, and are putting in place water restrictions that could impact everyone from individual households to high-tech manufacturers of computer chips Read more...

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