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California's drought

02/05/2014 11:01 am ET The bell tower at First Congregational Church in downtown Riverside, Calif. is silhouetted against cloudy skies on March 1, 2014. A powerful Pacific storm hit the state but did not put a major dent in a drought that is among the worst in recent California history.