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NJBob said: Sadly from what I have read this is short term and they expect the drought to go as long as 8 years more. They are hoping the snow melts slowly so it absorbs into the ground and not quickly where it could cause mudslides. Another concern is that they will have a lot of grass growth from the rain and if drought comes back this Summer there will be bad fires.

This is likely true and I think drought has always been more the norm than not drought. No one is old enough to know, but the fact that the Natives did not farm except along the Colorado River might mean something. I don't know. I never heard an expert speculate on that.