Stephen Maples is a graduate student in hydrology at UC Davis. He helped organize the_Water Scarcity in the West_conference as a fellow with the Climate Change, Water, and Society. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/stephen-maples/rss en Climate & Weather Environment & Wildlife Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Stephen Maples https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2015/07/20/is-drought-the-new-normal-for-california https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2015/07/20/is-drought-the-new-normal-for-california Experts disagree, but water scarcity seems more likely in the future.