abc 7 news reporter ryan curry is live in lafayette with more right? yeah, good evening that report. you mentioned tonight showed that 2020 was a relatively dry year and 2021 wasn't a really any better and we're going to be getting some rain this week, but it's not a lot of rain, but any rain should be really considered a positive now drought experts are worried that if we don't get much rain throughout this winter 2022 will be an even more strout. it's been a while but northern california will finally start seeing more rain later this week. i want as as we can get no, i'm very excited. yeah, so, you know anything that helps the environment, you know, it's wonderful mary carillo hikes frequently in the east bay hills. she says seeing them look dark brown makes learned about the local environment. i'm a native californian and it's beautiful out here and i i'd like it to remain so according to the california department of water resources. 2021 is the second driest year in state history the driest year happened all
