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Humboldt's 'New Normal'


The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors heard a series of dire warnings May 25 about what worsening drought conditions could mean for the North Coast, from catastrophic wildfire to entire communities running out of water and massive fish kills in local rivers.
Perhaps most alarmingly, a host of officials who addressed the board warned this is no anomaly.
The weather is changing, said Craig Tucker, a natural resources consultant for the Karuk Tribe, explaining that nine of California s 11 hottest years on record and three of its driest have occurred since 2011. What we re living here is not really a drought but a new normal driven by climate change. ....

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