Nobody doubts there's a serious drought here in California, but those "before and after" photos (2011 vs. 2014) are misleading and likely show seasonal variance

Nobody doubts there's a serious drought here in California, but those "before and after" photos (2011 vs. 2014) are misleading and likely show seasonal variance. I can find photos predating the "before" images that make Lake Oroville look like a parched wasteland: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17518597 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17518597 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17518170 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17518170 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17518629 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17518629 Those were uploaded in 2009 (the camera used was announced in 2006, so that's a three-year window). Yes, there's a drought. Yes, 80 percent of the developed water supply in California is used by agriculture. But not accounting for seasonal variation in a state with a dry vs. rainy season doesn't do the argument justice.