Imagine a summer without running through sprinklers or soft green grass. California is usually known as the perfect destination to go to cool off in the summer. However, Californians will suffer all summer without any of these water activities until further notice. California is currently experiencing the most severe drought emergency in decades. Now a long, hot summer characterized by water scarcity is about to begin. With the ground getting drier and little chance of it getting wetter, Californians are doing their best to conserve water and the environment. The Golden State is experiencing a severe drought, meaning it has experienced a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall. This leads to water scarcity. Drought is generally considered an emergency, but it differs significantly from other natural emergencies. Most natural disasters, such as floods or earthquakes, leave little time for preparation and quickly destroy the environment and surrounding area. Drought occurs slowly and over a long period of time, giving several warnings. This can be seen first of all by the number of days of the last rains. Then on the water levels of the lakes. Drought usually occurs in places where the temperature is warm all year round. Southwest Texas is also experiencing a drought because the temperature is usually warm. California's temperature is actually nothing like that. Its temperature can range from the rainforest conditions of the north coast to the extreme aridity of Death Valley. Rain conditions in California vary, and there are no predictions for when a drought might begin or end. The 1986 flood was followed by six years of drought. The last significant regional drought occurred in ... middle of paper ... people are taking shorter showers, using water-saving nozzles on the water hose and simply turning the water on while brushing their teeth. Several websites and radio stations broadcast daily water saving tips sponsored by Save Our Water and Water Use It Wisely. Californians are filled with water-saving tips. There's no doubt that the drought will get worse, so in the meantime they can use all the tips they know to make the drought a little more bearable. California is going through drastic changes affecting everything from water to people to trees. The drought is drying up California with each passing day and will only get worse as summer arrives. As ecosystems and species become extinct, people try to survive by conserving water. A drought is something natural that happens and just another part that accompanies life on the planet