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| The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows the entire Bay Area in extreme drought conditions as of May 4, 2021. | U.S. Drought Monitor |
The San Francisco Bay area has gone from severe to extreme drought in just two weeks.
Wells are drying up in the San Joachin Valley because of less snow in the Sierra Nevada.
Sonoma County supervisors declared a drought emergency and vineyards in the Alexander Valley are scaling back crop production.
North Coast wineries are preparing for another wildfire season.
My heart bleeds for the people who worked so hard to establish such a wonderful legacy of creating the nectar of the gods. But what's the solution? It will only continue to get worse most likely until California suffers the ultimate disaster. And yet people continue to plant more crops and expand into new territories whether it makes sense or not. And their places burn yet they rebuild. I suppose if the insurance pays, they have to.
Reservoirs are running low and there are no conservation measures in place. And it's only May. I fear what the summer will bring.
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