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Extreme Flooding in US Southwest May Foreshadow a Disastrous El Niño Winter
Historically, the phenomenon boosts precipitation in the southern US. This may be a glimpse at the pain to come.
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The Southwest just got way too much of a good thing. Last weekend, a ferocious storm inundated communities and killed at least four people. Though precipitation is an essential component of Arizona’s desert climate, the state got two or three months’ worth of it in just a few days — far more than human infrastructure could handle all at once. Since September 20, an astonishing 28.84…
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