Experts are warning the public that the current heavy rains and wet weather are only temporary solutions to the megadrought and overestimation might worsen the US drought. Read the analysis from experts here.
The Colorado River is crucial for providing water supply and generating power. Drought has already affected Colorado River's water levels, which has reportedly dropped by 20% and is the lowest this century, according to the United States Geological Survey.
""The Colorado has been in a drought for the past 22 years now, the most significant drought in 1,200 years," geoscientist Antonia Hadjimichael told Newsweek.