By A Texas Reader
Sat, Jun 29, 2019 10:42 p.m.Drownings in West Texas rising as more migrants arrive at US-Mexico border
Lots of rain here in Texas this year. In fact, thunderstorm cells blew through Dallas a few hours ago. Kinda weird as usually we are bone dry this close to the Fourth of July.
Oh yeah, Denver just had snow!
| | Our May snow might have seemed late, but it was far from Denver's latest snowfall on record. www.youtube.com |
So, record snow melt in the mountains of New Mexico and Colorado.
The Rio Grande River is fed by these mountains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_National_Forest
 | Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million-acre (7,530 km²) U.S. National Forest located in southwestern Colorado.The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural alpine valley, as well as one of the world's largest high deserts located around mountains. The Rio Grande river rises in the forest, and the Continental Divide runs along most of its western ... en.wikipedia.org |
All the recent rains and snow makes for a very fast moving, turbulent Rio Grande River. Ditto the canals the parallel the river. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Irrigation_Canals
 | One large canal system in Texas is located along the Rio Grande near El Paso.The canal system begins at the American Diversion Dam on the Texas–New Mexico–Mexico border; it moves water into the American Canal on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande. This canal runs along the Rio Grande through the city of El Paso. Downstream from El Paso, the canal begins to divide into smaller canals ... en.wikipedia.org |
Third Worlders need to take heed.
Third Worlders are primarily dumb bunnies. Those dangers they are oblivious to or just don't care. Golden Goose is north of the river so here I come.
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