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![An agricultural field in California being irrigated.](/news/mmg/media/images/Irrigation_DJI_0060_1_f.jpg)
Many California farms need intensive irrigation to maintain their crops.
Credit: Amir AghaKouchak
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![Aerial view of trees and cracked earth in Death Valley, California.](/news/mmg/media/images/desert_dji_0199-1_74212a8c-5dcf-4ad9-b1e9-288c43d7f7d3_f.jpg)
Almost no rain here: Death Valley, one of the most extreme environments in California.
Credit: Amir AghaKouchak
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![View of clouds, mountains, flatlands, and two-lane road during an intense rainstorm in Arizona.](/news/mmg/media/images/Rain_X5A9584_f.jpg)
An intense rainstorm sweeps across wide-open Arizona lands.
Credit: Amir AghaKouchak
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![View of the San Luis Reservoir in Southern California.](/news/mmg/media/images/Reservoir_DJI_0337-1_f.jpg)
View of the San Luis Reservoir in Southern California; it almost reached capacity in 2017's rains.
Credit: Amir AghaKouchak
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![Satellite image of moisture flow called the Pineapple Express as it enters California from the Pacific Ocean.](/news/mmg/media/images/heavy rain CA NOAA NASA_f.jpg)
Heavy precipitation streams into California from the Pacific on the moisture flow called the "Pineapple Express."
Credit: NOAA/NASA
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![A satellite image at the equator of a recent, strong El Niño.](/news/mmg/media/images/el nino_f.jpg)
A recent, strong El Niño, especially visible at the equator, as seen on a satellite image.
Credit: NOAA
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