And the standard retort from folks like us on the Los Angeles Times editorial board is that, no, it’s explicitly not a desert. Los Angeles gets nearly 15. The second is that as the globe warms, southern climate patterns are creeping northward. So the issue is no longer whether L.A. is a desert — whether it’s too dry to support itself with water. Otherwise, Los Angeles just might become a desert after all.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 05, 2021 11:26 UTC