La Nina
May 1, 2008--Climate modelers see modern echo in '30s Dust Bowl (Environmental News Network)
Climate scientists using computer models to simulate the 1930s Dust Bowl on the U.S Great Plains have found that
March 1, 2008--The drought's not over yet (Arizona Central)
Runoff overflowing from the Verde River reservoirs continues to slosh down the front of the Tempe Town Lake dam, into the normally dry lower Salt River, but don't be fooled, state o
February 21, 2008--Heavy snowpack could bring spring flooding (Pikes Peak Courier View)
Tracking snow levels is a job for the Natural Resources Conservation Service. In the mid-1930s, the U.S.
February 1, 2008--Climatologist gives grim forecast for western Nebraska (Denver Post)
Dry conditions could get worse in western Nebraska, where a global weather pattern let crops wither and keep water levels at Lake McConaughy near record-low levels this summer.
January 10, 2008--Wet Rockies, dry Southeast likely as La Nina continues (Summit Daily)
A moderate La Nina is expected to continue through spring, bringing wet conditions to the northern Rockies and continued dryness to the Southeast, government climate experts sai
January 9, 2008--Snow holds off drought, but will it last? (Pueblo Chieftain)
Storms in late 2007, coupled with massive snowfall this week, pulled Colorado out of drought conditions, surprising state weather watchers.
January 4, 2008--Weather baffles forecasters (Durango Herald)
The winter of 2007-08 is off to a puzzling start in the minds of Colorado weather experts.
January 3, 2008--2008 to be in top 10 warmest years say forecasters (Environmental Network News)
2008 will be slightly cooler than recent years globally but will still be among the top 10 warmest years on record since 1850 and should not be seen as a sign global
December 28, 2007--December snow not done yet (Durango Herald)
The early winter snow has belied fears that a La Niña weather pattern could create drought conditions in 2008.

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