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By Santiago Castillo |Staff Writer| Gov. Jerry Brown proclaims that California is in the midst of its worst dry spell in a century. Wildfires remain a threat due to the drought. According to The Sun, “Unless the state gets significant rainfall in the next two months, television sets glowing with wildfires could play like reruns throughout the year.” When asked about San Bernardino County being in danger of fire, Professor Joan E. Fryxell from the Department of Geological Science said, “The natural vegetation relies on winter rains as its primary moisture source. It hasn’t rained locally since mid-December, so the vegetation is much drier than average. That coupled with the warm air and … [Read more...] about Drought emergency declared by Gov. Brown