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Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Earlier today, governor jerry brown declared a drought emergency. Were facing perhaps the worst drought that california has ever seen since records began being kept about 100 years ago. 2013 was the driest year on record in california. And forecasters dont see much rain on the horizon. Joining me now to discuss the impact of this are, heather cooley, codirector of the pacific institutes water program. Chris brown, executive director of the california urban Water Conservation council. And lauren sommer, kqed science reporter. What does the drought declara...

Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Earlier today, governor jerry brown declared a drought emergency. Were facing perhaps the worst drought that california has ever seen since records began being kept about 100 years ago. 2013 was the driest year on record in california. And forecasters dont see much rain on the horizon. Joining me now to discuss the impact of this are, heather cooley, codirector of the pacific institutes water program. Chris brown, executive director of the california urban Water Conservation council. And lauren sommer, kqed science reporter. What does the drought declara...

Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Earlier today, governor jerry brown declared a drought emergency. Were facing perhaps the worst drought that california has ever seen since records began being kept about 100 years ago. 2013 was the driest year on record in california. And forecasters dont see much rain on the horizon. Joining me now to discuss the impact of this are, heather cooley, codirector of the pacific institutes water program. Chris brown, executive director of the california urban Water Conservation council. And lauren sommer, kqed science reporter. What does the drought declara...

Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. The number of deaths related to the flu continues to rise. Today, Californias Department of Public Health announced 202 people have died and 41 more cases are under investigation. Why is the current flu strain more potent than last seasons . Joining me to discuss the broader Public Health picture are lisa aliferis. Editor of kqeds state of health blog. And dr. Erika pan, director of Communicable Disease control and prevention for alameda county. Before we get into the discussion, Scott Schaefer went to visit a nearby vaccination clinic. He...

Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. The number of deaths related to the flu continues to rise. Today, Californias Department of Public Health announced 202 people have died and 41 more cases are under investigation. Why is the current flu strain more potent than last seasons . Joining me to discuss the broader Public Health picture are lisa aliferis. Editor of kqeds state of health blog. And dr. Erika pan, director of Communicable Disease control and prevention for alameda county. Before we get into the discussion, Scott Schaefer went to visit a nearby vaccination clinic. He...