Kqed: Since California`s most recent drought began more than four years ago, scientific studies have been helping us better understand the causes and implications. We know now that a lack of precipitation has largely been caused by a very stubborn high-pressure system sitting off the West coast dubbed at one time the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge. Weve also learned that high-pressure systems like this may be the kind of thing well see more of with climate change.
A new study published in Geophysical...