After a five year drought, Californians are seeing hope for the future with the above average amount of precipitation the state has obtained within the last 5 months. During the middle of February 2017, the state of California received showers that filled their President's Day weekend. These showers came from the "Pineapple Express" or from the tropic winds along Hawaii's coast. Along Hawaii's coast, the wind travels toward the west coast, but this air is tropical and brings moisture to California that turns into precipitation through condensation. In Europe, 14 storms that caused major damage to residents were due to these atmospheric rivers like the one California has been experiencing.
The drought is likely to come to an end this year, in terms of surface water levels, but groundwater levels will require a longer period of recovery. The vast amount of rain the Northern part of the state is receiving has caused damage to homes and roads, which is why precautions must be taken into effect for people that are traveling in dangerous weather conditions. www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/02/20/atmospheric-rivers-california-storms-floods/98154504/
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