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SasquatchTamales t1_jdcw55v wrote

Reply to comment by _owlstoathens_ in Why California is still in drought despite heavy rain and snow by bogdanelcs

All I've said is ninety-percent is bullshit, and to say that they meant by ninety-nine percent is "a lot" is hilarious. Ninety-nine percent is the whole pie, subtracting a meager one percent is insignificant by anyone's standards.

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_owlstoathens_ t1_jdd70s4 wrote

Yeah I’m not certain why they’d say ninety nine percent - What I meant is that perhaps they’re just using it as an expression rather than scientific data.

The most recent I’ve seen show that something like seventy three percent is still in drought - these are most likely areas with poor perk rates and infiltration/water management.

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