Over 32 trillion gallons of rain fell on the drought-stricken state, but most of this precious water has now been lost to the ocean.
of rain have fallen since December 26. But despite three of the driest years on record, much of this precious water has been lost to the ocean.
After a certain amount of rain, the soil becomes saturated and cannot absorb any more water. As a result, the rainwater runs off into nearby waterways, often taking some of the surface soil with it. This can be seen in satellite imagery from the Earth Observatory, which shows caramel-colored sediment swirling around San Pablo Bay, fed by a light-brown Sacramento River.
A satellite image shows the swirling sediment along the coast of California, following heavy rainfall and flooding.Sediment can also be seen billowing off the West Coast like snot-colored smoke, showing the soil-laden rainwater spreading into the ocean. Californian cities were historically engineered to divert stormwater to the ocean as quickly as possible to avoid flooding and property damage. But today, this channelized stormwater represents a missed opportunity. For the past three years, California has been gripped by one of the worst droughts in its history, and this stormwater is now seen as a precious resource worth harnessing.—as classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor—for the first time in years.
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