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California is highly prone to droughts, and climate change makes them worse. This fact sheet describes key challenges to managing dry times.
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Recent recessions have hit California hard, but job losses in 2020 were unprecedented
The California economy generally moves with the US economy, but tends to swing more widely in recessions. For example, unemployment rose more dramatically in California than in all but two other states during 2020.