USA Today: After multiple unusually dry years across the western, southern and central United States, more than 80% of California is now in a state of extreme or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. An average of nearly 90% of Bakersfield, Calif., has been in a state of exceptional drought over the first seven months of 2014, more than any other large urban area. Based on data provided by the U.S. Drought Monitor, a collaboration between academic and government organizations, 24/7 Wall...