Folsom Lake Reaches Extremely Low Levels

A dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

An empty boat ramp at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People sit on a dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People in an inflatable kayak paddle in front of Folsom Dam on Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People sit on a dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

An "Area Closed" sign at the entrance of the boat ramp at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People on a dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People walk on a dried lake bed towards the water at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People walk over a dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

A "Closed Area" sign at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People sit on a dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

A person in an inflatable kayak paddles near the Folsom Dam on Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

A dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

A child runs along the shore of Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People walk on a dried lake building bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

An empty boat ramp at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People fish from a boat on Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People walk on a dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

A dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Drought Is The U.S. West's Next Big Climate Disaster

People walk on a dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Much of the U.S. West is facing the driest spring in seven years, setting up a climate disaster that could strangle agriculture, fuel deadly wildfires and even hurt power production. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images