Drought Poll: Most Californians See Serious Water Shortage Despite Rains

Despite the wettest winter in five years, an overwhelming majority of Californians believe that the state faces an extremely serious water shortage and plan to continue conserving water, according to a poll released Thursday.

 The poll, carried out by the Field Research Corporation, sampled 800 registered voters across the state. It’s the fifth such survey that’s been carried out since April 2014, tracking Californians’ changing attitudes as the historic drought dragged on.