She may play a key support role in the future of our state, but Arizona State University senior lecturer Erinanne Saffell identifies as a teacher, not as a politician. As Arizona’s newly appointed state climatologist, she is tasked with offering a non-biased flow of information to an often-divided public for all to hear and consider. … Topping her list of priorities is helping people understand the drought gripping the state and threatening its future, outlining where the water comes from and the mixed effects that recent rain and snow have had on the state’s water supply.