Mother Jones: There`s been a lot of talk lately about the drought in California, especially since this past week, when Gov. Jerry Brown introduced mandatory water cuts for the first time in the state`s history. So what exactly makes this drought so bad? And what are people doing about it? Here are a few important points to keep in mind: Drought is the norm in California. How bad is this one? There are always wet years and dry years, but the past three years have been among the driest on record -- and state officials...