By Sean Ridgway, TME

On Thursday, January 15, the U.S. Drought Monitor (a weekly drought map provided by the National Integrated Drought Information System, an agency that provides monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information across the U.S.) released its latest national map, showing that every part of California…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above: U.S. drought map released in January 2026 showing CA as one of few states that is drought-free

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