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Devastating photos of California show how bad the drought really is

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California just entered its fourth year in drought. Experts say it's the worst the state has seen in 1,200 years. 

Dwindling reservoirs, shrinking lakes and dried up farm fields are everywhere — and as of yet the drought shows no sign of stopping. 

The state's snowpack, which typically provides about a third of the water for its farms and residents, remains at its lowest level in history. 

Reservoir banks that were once underwater at Millerton Lake on the San Joaquin River in Friant, a town just north of Fresno in California's Central Valley.



Reservoir banks that used to be underwater at Millerton Lake on top of the Friant Dam.



A field of dead almond trees in Coalinga in the Central Valley. Almonds use up an estimated 10% of the state's water budget.



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