http://www.californiadroughtupdate.org/pdf/20170202-California-Drought-Update.pdf
Though there are about 100 million fewer living trees in California now than there were before the drought, too many, both in this state and in the nation, are still having a problem seeing the forest.
The jumping up and down by some and cheering by others of every action by President Trump, should remind us of the lost hiker solely focused on the next tree in his path. Not good. Instead, the focal point of our attention must be what policies will fundamentally change the nation, not the action of the day.
As for our drought update for the week, I think it can be summarized with a few words: We are still in the drought, though it is not as severe as it was. In fact, as one report detailed below shows, more than one-third of the missing rain and snow we have lacked over the past five years has been repaid by the huge storms over the past month or so. Though this report must be tempered with the acknowledgment that it is not over until it is over, and the long-term damage to the forests and the aquifers is very serious.
