Published April 2, 2015 at 500 × 750 in Evidence Suggests California’s Drought is the Worst in 1,200 Years The 2012-2014 California drought, unusual in the context of the last 1,200 years, greatly diminished water reserves in Lake Nacimiento of the upper Salinas Valley. (Photo by Daniel Griffin) (Visited 10 times, 1 visits today)