The California Drought In One Mind-Blowing Before-And-After Shot

More than a quarter of California currently falls into the "exceptional drought category," which is the most severe.

Last week we published a photo of Folsom Lake, which is northeast of Sacramento in northern California, that shows how parched the lake is now compared to July 2011.

A gold rush town under that lake has re-emerged for the first time since 1955 after one of the driest calendar years on record sent state reservoir levels to historic lows.

Now a reddit user posted this stunning before/after, which he says were taken seven months apart.

Here's a snapshot of California drought:

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And here's a photo from last month of people looking at the arisen remains of the Mormon Island