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Originally Posted By fkurucz I would imagine that Nevada and Arizona are in the same boat. Maybe Utah as well.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox It's my understanding that this is the year of Super El Nino, which could potentially mean very little rainfall for us in California, and more flooding in Texas, as all that moisture is pushed further east away from the coastal states. The water issue should have been addressed over two years ago. No excuse for Sacramento to kick the drought can down the road this long.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip That's the thing. Solutions are out there. But most people would rather bury their head in the sand and just hope it goes away than to take the effort to actually do something about it. That can be said for most every problem the U.S. faces. Far easier to sit and get angry and resigned to it than to actually do something about it.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder The predicted coming El Nino means much rainfall in California, not less, Southern California in particular.It will likely be warmer though, so no way of telling if the snowpack gets help.
