`` This drought persisted for 3 years , from 1587 to 1589 , and is the driest 3-year episode in the entire 800-year reconstruction , '' the team reported in the journal `` Science '' .
`` This drought persisted for 3 years , from 1587 to 1589 , and is the driest 3-year episode in the entire 800-year reconstruction , '' the team wrote in the journal `` Science '' .