Monsoons Can Help…
Monsoon season, which runs from June to late September, can help replenish the water in the reservoir. This year’s monsoons have relieved some of New Mexico’s dry conditions, which helped spread the largest wildfire in state history earlier this year. Three months ago, more than 95% of the state was in severe, extreme, or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor; last week, that number was under 65%. (These compounding intense weather events also caused a different sort of disaster: Flash floods killed four people last month after heavy rains fell on a burn scar area. )
