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  Print Email Font ResizeCalifornia drought: How bad is it?By Steve DempseyOpinion page digital producerPosted:
  02/05/2014 02:44:33 PM PSTUpdated:
  02/10/2014 12:17:08 PM PST
  The Golden State is entering an unchartered area with its driest period on record. Expert Jay Lund, a professor at UC Davis, says we need an extraordinary amount of rain to return to average levels. If that doesn't happen, how severe is this drought and what does it mean for the state?AdvertisementPrint Email Font ResizeReturn to Top Human shoulders evolved to throw, some better than others$25 million effort to save farmland on the San Mateo County coastMeningitis at Santa Clara University: Students fret over potentially deadly outbreak • Article commenting rules of the road