A wet summer 2022 was followed by a wet winter/spring. But summer 2023’s monsoon was underwhelming. 5.6% of the Basin was in drought on July 18, 2023. It’s increased almost every week since to 39.1%. https://drought.gov/watersheds/colorado…
#Drought has re-emerged in the #ColoradoRiver Basin — @DroughtGov @NOAA #COriver #aridification