Why California is gradually turning into deserts?

You still get it down once in a while, but less frequent. Just have a look at the other California on the other side, a few 100 miles south. read more

Ground water, water from the Sierra Nevada Water Shed, and water from the Colorado River Water Shed keep California from staying a desert temporarily. If California didn’t source water from other areas, it would return to the desert it was before perhaps the 1920s. read more

Once upon a time, much of the state of California was a barren desert. And now, thanks to the worst drought in modern American history, much of the state is turning back into one. Scientists tell us that the 20th century was the wettest century that the state of California had seen in 1000 years. read more

The study divided the world's land into "15 natural areas or "eco-regions" according to their degree of aridity." And 8 of those eco regions--that cover 38% of the planet--were deemed at risk of falling victim to desertification. read more