The current drought in Florida has parched even the Everglades (pictured from above) and nearby reserves. (Image credit: Carl Juste/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Florida is experiencing its most intense drought in 15 years, with more than 70% of the Sunshine State facing what the U.S. Drought Monitor calls "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions. Northern Florida is suffering the driest conditions in the state, and recent rainfall has brought almost no relief, according to the latest drought data . Forecasts show no rain and high temperatures over the next week, so the situation will likely get worse before it gets better, experts told Live Science. More than 70% of Florida is facing "extreme" or "exceptional" drought conditions. In Georgia, which has also been gripped by drought, that figure is 69%. (Image credit: U.S. Drought Monitor/Brian Fuchs) Why is Florida in a drought? Florida, along with Georgia and other parts of the U.S.…