Last year, drought conditions didn't hit until July, but this year, the declaration came months earlier, prompting officials to take action. On the heels of this alarming announcement, Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz delivered her own warning. "We're going to see more increasing wildfires, and more wildfires on the west side of the state," she predicted.
We knew we were going to see these drought-like conditions."Caroline Mellor, Drought Lead with the Department of Ecology says currently the snowpack stands at 63%. It's a discouraging measure, but it's not as dire as levels in years past. "I will say, in terms of magnitude, while these drought conditions are statewide, this is not yet as bad as the historically warm and dry drought we saw in 2015," remarked Mellor. "For this date back in 2015, we were as low as 24%.
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