Friday, September 25, 2015

For California, El Niño’s Dark Clouds Could Mean Rain but Also Trouble



http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/us/for-california-el-ninos-dark-clouds-could-mean-rain-but-also-trouble.html?ref=topics

LOS ANGELES — A soaking El Niño weather system is in the forecast, promising to pummel California with torrents of rain by the end of the year. That would seem like Champagne-popping news as this state suffers through its worst drought in a millennium.
But in the latest sign of the meteorological, behavioral and political challenges that California leaders face in managing this crisis, the prospect of months of heavy rain has become a cause for concern as well as celebration — a cloud on the horizon that could bring this state more than just moisture.

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