Re: Irrigation in California's Central Valley Intensifies Rainfall, Storms Across the Southwest

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Irrigation in California's Central Valley Intensifies Rainfall, Storms Across the Southwest
January 28, 2013 04:11PM

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Jan. 28, 2013 — Agricultural irrigation in California's Central Valley doubles the amount of water vapor pumped into the atmosphere, ratcheting up rainfall and powerful monsoons across the interior Southwest, according to a new study by UC Irvine scientists.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130128133908.htm

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Re: Irrigation in California's Central Valley Intensifies Rainfall, Storms Across the Southwest
January 28, 2013 04:32PM

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So if California is exporting water to Arizona through irrigation, does this mean Arizona should stop complaining about California using more than its share of the Colorado River?

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Re: Irrigation in California's Central Valley Intensifies Rainfall, Storms Across the Southwest
January 28, 2013 05:14PM

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So if California is exporting water to Arizona through irrigation, does this mean Arizona should stop complaining about California using more than its share of the Colorado River?