Daniel Swain in Gizmodo: Warning Signs Of Widespread Drought Loom Over California

“It’s virtually impossible at this point for March/April precipitation to completely make up the very large accumulated seasonal deficit, but a series of last-minute storms would still help delay the peak of fire season,” Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate researcher, told Gizmodo in an email. “Hopefully that will happen, but it does appear that California will probably be experiencing some degree of drought conditions heading into the long, dry summer.”