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State and federal officials are warning farmers and cities to prepare for potential water shortages as the state's dry conditions reach worrisome levels. For more, we're joined by KQED's Dan Brecki, editor and reporter for KQED News. Hi, Dan. Hi, Mina. Thanks for joining us. And of course, listeners, if you

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All right, Dan.

We're almost at the end of March.

So we can now say no March miracle is on the way when it comes to me.

No March miracle.

Unless you like really warm, sunny days.

I mean, I suppose there's a miracle in that always. But no, the rainfall has been

disappointing for the second year in a row. And the state is, you know, it's always a delicate balance.

And it's going to be a really delicate balance over the next year, it looks like.

So just give us a picture of where we are,

how much of the state is experiencing what we call drought,

what parts of the state are most vulnerable

to these conditions right now?

Well, virtually the entire state

is experiencing some form of sort of natural or hydrologic drought where there's a shortage of water and rainfall.

There's one tiny exception to that along the Big Sur Coast that had one really wet storm in

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