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Is Arizona s active monsoon season helping the decades-long drought?

Is Arizona s active monsoon season helping the decades-long drought? PHOENIX - Much of the storms which brought some desperately needed rainfall.  But is it enough to make a dent in Arizona’s decades-long drought? The rain filled up and overflowed washes and canals across the state, but experts say the recent monsoon rains, merely improved drought conditions. The heavy, intense precipitation that we get in the summer, once our soil is saturated, it just runs off and is no longer in our water supply, explained Erin Saffell, Arizona State University Climatology expert. In simple terms, the majority of water from recent storms will just evaporate.

Drought in the Southwest could be making monsoon flooding worse

Drought in the Southwest could be making monsoon flooding worse CNN 2 hrs ago © Provided by CNN arizona southwest flash floods orig mg 00000217.png Monsoon rains brought extreme flash flooding to the Southwest this week, creating scenes of vehicles bobbing down neighborhood roads like rafts on class three rapids. More flash flooding may occur this weekend. Experts say the historic Western drought is to blame. The drought has ravaged the region for decades, leaving the soil less like a sponge and more like pavement. The moisture isn t absorbed into the soil as much and all of that water is running off and that is what leads to the roadways and flooding of people s properties, National Weather Service Flagstaff meteorologist Tim Steffen said.

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