New authorities maps present almost all the West is in drought and it’s not even summer time but: “That is unprecedented”

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

"We knew local weather change would stress our water provides and we've been getting ready for it however we didn't know it might occur this quick," said Gloria Grey, chairwoman of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors.  

The most recent authorities maps present almost all of the West is in drought, and 95% of California is struggling extreme or excessive drought.

"That is real. This is critical. This is unprecedented," said Adel Hagekhalil, basic supervisor 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 shaped by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, wants a new pump to ensure water can flow to Las Vegas. 

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

Reager stated 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 starting to see much less water in our reservoirs, and we've fires, and in California, there's simply this collection of penalties that we anticipate," stated Reager.