THE RAIN FALL TOTAL FOR CALIFORNIA IN 2013 MAKES IT THE DRIEST YEAR IN OVER 4-HUNDRED YEARS. ACCORDING TO SCIENTIST STUDYING TREE RINGS IT WAS THE DRIEST YEAR SINCE 158O. 1 SCIENTIST AT NASA’S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CLAIMS THAT THIS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A 20 YEAR DROUGHT. YET OTHER RESEARCHERS SAY THAT EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT CALIFORNIA HAS EXPERIENCED 2 MEGA DROUGHTS LASTING HUNDREDS OF YEARS IN THE PAST MILLENIUM; HOWEVER THE WORST DROUGHTS IN RECORDED HISTORY HAVE BEEN 5 AND 6 YEARS LONG. IT SHOULD ALSO BE POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE STILL MONTHS LEFT IN 2013-14 RAINY SEASON.