Colin McCarthy
@US_Stormwatch
Tracking Extreme Weather, Natural Disasters & Climate Worldwide, Storm Chaser | @ucdavisCAES Contact: stormwatchcolin@gmail.com
Joined July 2017
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Las Vegas, the driest metro area in the United States and home to more than 2 million people, gets 90% of its water from the dwindling Colorado River.
🏜️ Top 10 driest major US cities
(300,000+ people) by average annual rainfall:
1. Henderson, NV — 5.1 in
2. Las Vegas, NV — 5.7 in
3. Bakersfield, CA — 7.1 in
4. Phoenix, AZ — 7.9 in
5. Riverside, CA — 7.9 in
6. Mesa, AZ — 8.3 in
7. Albuquerque, NM — 9.0 in
8. El Paso, TX — 9.2 in
9. Fresno, CA — 9.9 in
10. San Diego, CA — 10.7 in
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