Drought In California 2014

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In 2014 california faced a major drought. The government stopped sending local farmers water and tons of their crops and animals died. People need to start saving water announced Senator Jerry Brown. Even the San Luis Reservoir wasn’t close to being full it was only half way! Prices were raised and water was wasted by people who watered their lawns and many more things. Many bad things were happening in california more fires burned more money was wasted and much much more. Farmers didn’t have it so great in 2014 they were losing everything! They lost many very important things such as water, crops, animals, and also many bad things had or could had been burned causing a major fire with nothing to put it out. Farmers could

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