Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-01 | Page 2 | Two Weather Factors Get Flood Blame

TWO WEATHER FACTORS GET FLOOD BLAME Bl Blame me for Utah's damaging floods of the past several days Saturday was waa laid by fay J. J Cecil Alter government meteorologist on two weather factors the factors the long extended extend extend- ed d heat spell and the presence of ofa a a. high pressure ar area a. a over the Rocky mountains He poo the theory oft expressed in Salt Lake City this week that M Mead ad lake formed be be- hind Boulder dam darn might be in any anyWay anyway way responsible People were saying laying the same lame thing when the Salton sea was f formed rm d in 80 southern th rn California That lake Jake was to change the tho Climate Cli Lii- mate of at the west so 10 some theorists said laid but nothing happened Mr Alter said uld Mead lake wilt will have no effect on the climate of a a. place U A close to it as Las Vegas