BAKERSFIELD, CA - FEBRUARY 15:  Cattle graze before dawn on grassland that remains dry and brown at the height of the rainy season on February 15, 2014 south of Bakersfield, California. Now in its third straight year of unprecedented drought, California is experiencing its driest year on record, dating back 119 years, and dating back as far as 500 years, according to  some scientists who study tree rings.   (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)