In Like a Lion and Let's Hope it Stays That Way

The storm that greeted the month of March has raised (a little) hope that there won't be a drought emergency this year. But the outlook is still bleak.

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Even after a reasonably wet February, the Bay Area would need to see five to 10 more significant storms by the end of April for regional rain totals to hit their historic seasonal averages.

Residents of California since the 1970's are afflicted with déjà vu. The Governor's name is Jerry Brown, and he has declared a drought emergency.

Here's hoping (praying) for rain. I'm not looking forward to putting a brick in the toilet tank, and showering with a friend in my demographic is not as much fun as when I was in my 20's. © 2014 Stephen Yuen