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California Drought, Visualized with Open Data

March 3, 2019

The State of California is experiencing one of the most severe droughts on record, which has implications for citizens of California and beyond. This data visualization graphically visualizes these data to help understand the effect of drought on rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs.

A sample screen from the California Drought Visualization website. Click on the image to go to the website and track both histor
Users will see information on reservoir storage, as shown here, among other drought-related topics as they explore the California data visualization.