Nine more years of Drought?

MSNBC is reporting that we here in Texas may have nine more years of Texas drought possible. According to the article, it seems that some forecasters are beginning to make that dire forecast. So what is the deal? Lets take a look at the story.

A devastating Texas drought that has browned city lawns and caused more than $5 billion in damages to the state's farmers and ranchers could continue for another nine years, a state forecaster said on Thursday. "It is possible that we could be looking at another of these multiyear droughts like we saw in the 1950s, and like the tree rings have shown that the state has experienced over the last several centuries," State Climatologist John Nielson-Gammon told Reuters - nine more years of Texas drought possible

Of course it is being blamed on La Nina which they say mirror the events of the 1950's (1950-57). That extended drought according to the article

prompted the creation of artificial lakes all across Texas to supply water to a state that at the time had a population of 15 million - a whopping 10 million fewer than today.

Many of those man built lakes however, have dried up with this years drought. Is God trying to tell us to trust Him? Since Tropical Storm Hermine came through last September (9/2010) and dumped 13 inches of rain that month the central region of Texas has only seen a total of 11 inches of rain total in the 12 months since. In fact 2010 was the wettest year on record. The only thing we can do is to pray and trust the very one who created us. It is time for everyone of us to get on our knees and trust Him.