Fourteen Inches of Rain Needed to Save Charlotte Gardens #
Brittany Van Voorhees, a meteorologist in Charlotte, issued a stark warning to her community this week. Our region needs 14 inches of rain to escape this deepening drought. There is less than a 0.02% chance of that happening within the next month. Starting May 15, the city will enforce mandatory water restrictions to protect what little we have left. Families must now limit lawn watering to just one inch per week. These rules are a somber reminder of our duty…