What’s Blamed for California’s Drought? Basically Everything

Mother Nature isn’t the only one blamed for California’s drought.
What’s Blamed for California’s Drought? Basically Everything
In this Nov. 19, 2014, file photo, workers plant strawberries in Watsonville, Calif.California’s historic drought is also sparking a flurry of finger-pointing and blaming. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mother Nature isn’t the only one blamed for California’s drought.

The state’s historic four-year dry spell has brought with it a flurry of finger-pointing. Now advocates, noting how California’s water shortage ranks as the top public concern, are invoking the drought to bolster their own causes.

The number one cause of the drought is simply lack of rainfall and snowfall.
Tracy Quinn