The Pacific Standard scours media outlets to aggregate the latest news on California’s drought in its ‘This Week In’ series.
After four years of state’s worst drought yet, NASA scientist James Famiglietti explained in an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times last week, that the state's water supply will last only one more year.
In other news, Governor Jerry Brown announced a $1 billion emergency drought relief package for both long-term projects and short-term relief.
Learn more about the drought on The Pacific Standard.