Hello: I am curious if the above normal hurricane season detailed in your blog has any impact on the North American monsoon. Is there any relationship between these two weather seasons? Can these hurricanes help bring any precipitation to the Southwest? I have read the fairly conservative monsoon forecast for Central and Northern New Mexico released by the Albuquerque NOAA office earlier this month, but not clear if there is a relationship or not. New Mexico's 20-year drought has become so very dismal. Our forests and wildlife are all either burning up or dying of thirst and lack of food. Most of the conifers in Santa Fe have turned brown -- all forests and trails are closed to the public due to extreme fire danger. It does seem as if there are more and more La Nina years...

Thank you -- 

Mona Kay

Santa Fe, NM