New authorities maps show practically all of the West is in drought and it isn’t even summer time yet: “That is unprecedented”

In an unprecedented transfer, Southern California officials declared a water scarcity emergency and asked roughly 6 million residents to restrict all out of doors watering to simply as soon as per week.  

"We knew climate change would stress our water supplies and we have been making ready for it however we didn't know it could happen this quick," stated Gloria Grey, chairwoman of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors.  

The newest government maps present practically all the West is in drought, and 95% of California is suffering severe or excessive drought.

"This is real. This is critical. This is unprecedented," said Adel Hagekhalil, common manager for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.  

California shouldn't be alone as reservoirs throughout the West are draining.  

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir within the nation formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, wants a brand new pump to make sure water can circulate to Las Vegas. 

"The problem with climate change is that it takes all of the historic patterns and form of shifts them," NASA scientist Dr. JT Reager advised CBS News' Ben Tracy. 

Reager mentioned the West is in a 22-year megadrought, as climate change makes it hotter and drier. 

"We're simply beginning to see the dominoes fall. It's drier, we're starting to see less water in our reservoirs, and we have fires, and in California, there's simply this sequence of consequences that we anticipate," mentioned Reager.