This morning, in the White House Situation Room, the President — along with several governors and members of his Cabinet — received a briefing on drought and wildfire preparedness.
We wanted to make sure you saw what he saw, too. Take a look at the briefing the President received this morning here:
We've pulled together some of the key numbers you need to know in order to fully get your head around the drought currently underway across the American West.
Take a look, and if you don't think enough people know about this (and you'd be right), pass it on.
35%
Portion of the American West that's facing severe to exceptional drought right now. Read more about the effects of climate change here.
18,000
Number of California jobs lost because of drought, according to a recent University of California Davis study.