By Gavin Newsom. Ethnic Media Services.
California's climate has changed. We're experiencing more extreme weather: higher temperatures, longer and more severe droughts, worsening wildfires and dangerous flash floods. This is not just happening in California, but across the entire western United States.
These changes mean we must continue to adapt to a hotter, drier future. If we don't do something now, state officials estimate that extreme weather could reduce California's water supply by as much as 10 percent by 2040.
The state has taken unprecedented steps to reduce water use, build storage capacity and increase supply. And it's up to all of us to continue doing our part to reduce water use.
California is investing billions of dollars in concrete actions that will secure the future of our state's water supply. These key actions are part of a comprehensive water resilience plan: