New authorities maps show almost all the West is in drought and it is not even summer time yet: “That is unprecedented”

In an unprecedented transfer, Southern California officials declared a water scarcity emergency and asked roughly 6 million residents to restrict all outdoor watering to simply as soon as every week.  

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

The latest authorities maps show practically all of the West is in drought, and 95% of California is struggling severe or excessive drought.

"This is actual. This is severe. That is unprecedented," stated Adel Hagekhalil, basic manager for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.  

California is just not alone as reservoirs across the West are draining.  

Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir within the nation formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, wants a new pump to ensure water can circulate to Las Vegas. 

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

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

"We're simply beginning 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 just this series of penalties that we anticipate," said Reager.