• A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California, on July 23, 2014. Jewel Samad / AFP
    A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California, on July 23, 2014. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
    A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California, on July 23, 2014. Jewel Samad / AFP
    A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California, on July 23, 2014. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
    A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • A drought affected area on the outskirts of San Francisco, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
    A drought affected area on the outskirts of San Francisco, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • A helicopter shows a drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
    A helicopter shows a drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • Aircrafts line up next to fields of dead grass at the San Francisco International Airport. Jewel Samad / AFP
    Aircrafts line up next to fields of dead grass at the San Francisco International Airport. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California. Jewel Samad / AFP
    A drought affected area near Los Altos Hills, California. Jewel Samad / AFP

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In pictures: Farmers left high and dry in California

Liz Claus

August 05, 2014

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One of California’s worst droughts in decades could cost the US state’s farmers US$1.7 billion, a recent study warned. The drought could leave 14,500 workers without jobs in California’s Central Valley.

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