C1 Revue: Surviving a Megadrought

Published: Nov. 1, 2016, 4 p.m.

b'After last winter\\u2019s rains, Californians breathed a collective sigh of relief. But short-term weather is not the same as long-term climate. And state water watchers understand that this rainfall did not break the worst drought in over a thousand years. With the effects of climate change being felt around the country \\u2013 droughts in some areas and flooding in others \\u2013 the nation is looking to California as a model for how to handle a new normal. Today we\\u2019ll dig into the water woes of this bellwether state. How is California planning for a hotter, drier climate in the cities and down on the farm?\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'