LITTLE RIVER, 5/6/21 — It’s no secret that it’s been dry in Mendocino this year. The rainy season brought little precipitation to speak of and now, in early May, the grass is already turning from a dark, lush green to dry, golden brown. But just how dry is it out there? We decided to take a look.
The latest information from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows all of Mendocino County experiencing some sort of drought. Most of the county is in an “extreme drought.” Which, according to the Monitor’s definition means that fires may occur in areas typically thought of as too wet to burn, low river levels impede fish migration, and wells and aquifer levels decrease, among many other things. The Monitor, which is produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has a full definition of ‘extreme drought’ on their website.
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