Only the Northern part of the state has satisfied the drought. > On Nov. 3, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that about a quarter of California was out of dro

Only the Northern part of the state has satisfied the drought. > On Nov. 3, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that about a quarter of California was out of drought conditions, the best outlook the state has had since spring 2013, when 64% of the state was considered in “moderate drought” or worse. >The picture in Southern California, however, remains bleak. A bark beetle infestation that took hold in the southern and central Sierra Nevada during the drought has killed more than 100 million trees and is moving north, increasing the danger of wildfire.