Torrential rain has resurrected Tulare Lake, a lost lake in California, and it could take farmers years to recover from the subsequent floods, causing a potential agricultural crisis.

California recently emerged from a years-long drought after an excessively wet winter brought more than a dozen atmospheric rivers—and substantial rain—to the state. The storms have nearly eliminated the entirety of the state's drought, but now the state faces a new problem: too much water. Tulare Lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley was drained roughly a century ago and quickly became a haven for farming. Now, the lost lake is refilling and its impact on farmers in the area could raise prices around the world.

AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok told Newsweek: "We are in a period of inflation, so a lot of our products already have heightened prices. We are talking about some expenses—like almonds and pistachios—that cost a lot of money already. It's going to affect the whole world. It's going to be very expensive, and also life-changing for people that live down there."