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What's Griffith Park telling us about drought in LA?
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Apr 25, 2014
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What's Griffith Park telling us about drought in LA?
Looking at the city's iconic playground these days may make it seem as though there's no drought. A closer inspection, however, shows another story.
Biologist Dan Cooper checks a wildflower that has bloomed two months later than normal because of late season rains.
Biologist Dan Cooper checks a wildflower that has bloomed two months later than normal because of late season rains.
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Jed Kim
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Looking at the city's iconic playground these days may make it seem as though there's no drought. A closer inspection, however, shows another story.

There's a little bit of rain expected for this weekend, which is nice. But it doesn't really help with our drought problem.

Recently, we've been thinking what LA would look like without sprinklers. To get a sense of that, KPCC's Jed Kim went to the wilds of Griffith Park.