Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles has chalked up yet another dreary milestone in its growing almanac of drought.
On Wednesday, experts at the National Weather Service confirmed that the last five years have been the driest ever documented in downtown L.A. since official record keeping began almost 140 years ago.
Having missed out on most of El Nio`s bountiful rains this winter, the Southland experienced yet another dreadfully below-average year of precipitation between July 1 and June 30.
As a result, downtown...