Study Area (IMAGE) University of Washington Caption The red patch on the lower left shows the warmer-than-average sea surface, which is often tied to wetter years inside the gray box: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and western Colorado and New Mexico. Credit Luke Parsons/University of Washington Usage Restrictions With credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.