New authorities maps show nearly the entire 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 limit all outdoor watering to only as soon as per week.  

"We knew climate change would stress our water provides and we've been preparing for it however we did not know it could happen this quick," stated Gloria Gray, chairwoman of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors.  

The newest government maps show practically all the West is in drought, and 95% of California is suffering extreme or extreme drought.

"This is actual. This is critical. This is unprecedented," stated Adel Hagekhalil, common supervisor for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.  

California shouldn't be 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 ensure water can circulate to Las Vegas. 

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

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

"We're just starting to see the dominoes fall. It's drier, we're beginning to see much less water in our reservoirs, and we now have fires, and in California, there's simply this series of consequences that we anticipate," said Reager.