Mayor Warns New York Could Become Dry Town
New Yorkers must conserve water or face possible shortages brought on by this winter’s unusually warm and dry weather, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
“There are not a lot of storms on their way as far as we can tell, so this is a problem that is going to get worse,” Bloomberg said.
New York City has been on a drought watch since Dec. 23, meaning there is less than a 50% chance that the city’s reservoirs will be full by June 1.
A drought warning would be declared if there’s less than a one-third chance the reservoirs will be filled by June 1.
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