Alarming

Monthly rainfall totals are very variable. Last September, 93 mm of rain fell, a positive variation. October was extremely dry, 7 mm! Before 2000, October was considered the peak of the mushroom season. This is over.
The attached picture shows the top 0-20 water content of the soil. The data represent the situation on 6 March. The winter has brought sufficient rainfall, but the situation is still critical! Groundwater levels in the county have been falling for decades. A slightly more normal, wet season cannot help. Think about it! Don't paint yourself happy illusions based on current conditions.
It seems to me that many people are afraid to face the reality that the era of artificially maintained abundance is over. That is why they are not willing to change. Yet water scarcity is one of the greatest risks of our time! Our civilisation is very fragile.