<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Extreme Drought &#8211; With Normal&nbsp;Snowpack]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The US Drought Monitor shows northwestern Colorado in extreme drought, despite the fact that they have had dozens of snowstorms and the snowpack in the mountains is normal .</p>
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<p><a href="http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/">US Drought Monitor</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/snotelanom/basinswe.html">Basin Snow Water Content Map (SNOTEL)</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Northeastern Wyoming has more than 200% of normal snowpack, and is listed as being under extreme drought.</p>
<p>At some point they are going to have to accept the fact that the permanent drought of 2012 is over.</p>
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