Following Drought and Wildfires, Monsoon Rains Flood the Southwest
June 30, 2022
Copious amounts of monsoon moisture have been streaming into the Southwest U.S. over the past two weeks, increasing flood threat on a land primed for enhanced rainfall runoff by two precursors — drought and wildfires. The sudden regime change from dry to wet may bring flash floods to parched land that has been cracking under a sizzling sun.