The continuous weather patterns in California throughout the previous years have presented the warm and dry yearlong climate which the state is known for.

If you take a look back in the historical weather records of California, you will find that droughts such as this one actually occur on a regular basis and are a unique part of California’s climate.

Richard Seager, a professor for the Lamont Doherty Earth Observation at Columbia University, stated that even though the drought effecting California may appear to be extreme, it is actually very common for such a climatic event to occur in this state. To put it simply, natural patters in the weather such as lack of rain and increased heat are the primary cause of the ongoing drought having its major impact on the state of California. Although many critics would suggest that the droughts occurring in California are to be blamed on the farmers and their desire for profits, it can be effectively counter argued that such droughts are not the cause of man at all but rather be due to climate change in a natural process of global warming.

Essay on effects of drought