“The water story for much of the American West over most of the past decade has been dominated by punishing drought,” stated Bill Patzert, a JPL climatologist for NASA. “Reservoir levels have fallen to record or near-record lows, while groundwater tables have dropped dangerously in many areas. Now we’re preparing to see the flip side of nature’s water cycle — the arrival of steady, heavy rains and snowfall.”
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/12/31/biggest-el-nino-impacts-on-us-may-be-yet-to-come-in-new-year.html
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