New government maps present nearly the entire West is in drought and it’s not even summer but: “That is unprecedented”

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

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

The most recent government maps show almost all of the West is in drought, and 95% of California is struggling severe or excessive drought.

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

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

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

"The issue with local weather change is that it takes all the historical patterns and type of shifts them," NASA scientist Dr. JT Reager instructed CBS Information' Ben Tracy. 

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

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