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- Climate change is drying up the Colorado River https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/climate-change-is-drying-up-the-colorado-river/ 13 comments
- Arizona’s dry future begins as Colorado River shrinks https://www.wsj.com/articles/arizonas-dry-future-begins-as-colorado-river-shrinks-11650718801 110 comments
- Hay – yes, hay – is sucking the Colorado River dry https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-colorado-river-hay-yes-hay-is-sucking-the-colorado-river-dry 7 comments
- Breakthrough deal to prevent Colorado River from drying up https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/22/colorado-river-states-california-arizona-nevada 230 comments
- 40M People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/sunday-review/colorado-river-drying-up.html 56 comments
- As the Colorado River dries up, states can’t agree on saving water https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/31/colorado-river-states-water-cuts-agreement/ 2 comments environment
- Climate change is slowly drying up the Colorado River https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-warming-slowly-drying-up-colorado-river-water/amp?__twitter_impression=true 3 comments science
- Climate change is slowly drying up the Colorado River https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-warming-slowly-drying-up-colorado-river-water 3 comments environment
- Climate change is slowly drying up the Colorado River https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-warming-slowly-drying-up-colorado-river-water 3 comments climate
- The Crop That’s Sucking the Colorado River Dry https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/colorado-river-drying-up-basin-water-hay/674357/ 101 comments environment
- Who Hung the Colorado River Out to Dry? https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/colorado-river-water-shortage-climate-change-politics.html 24 comments environment
- Hay – yes, hay – is sucking the Colorado River dry https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-colorado-river-hay-yes-hay-is-sucking-the-colorado-river-dry 70 comments environment
- Heat from global warming is drying up the Colorado River, UCLA says https://coloradosun.com/2023/08/04/heat-global-warming-drying-the-colorado-river-ucla/ 3 comments environment
- Before Western States Suck the Colorado River Dry, We Have One Last Chance to Act https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/opinion/colorado-river-california-arizona-cuts.html 95 comments politics
- Why is the Colorado river drying up? Meat agriculture takes up much of its declining water https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23655640/colorado-river-water-alfalfa-dairy-beef-meat 197 comments environment
- Opinion | Before Western States Suck the Colorado River Dry, We Have One Last Chance to Act https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/opinion/colorado-river-california-arizona-cuts.html 11 comments climate
- The Colorado River is drying up because of climate change, putting millions at risk of 'severe water shortages' http://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/weather/colorado-river-flow-dwindling-warming-temperatures-climate-change/index.html 5 comments environment
- Climate change is drying up the Colorado River, putting millions at risk of 'severe water shortages' https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/weather/colorado-river-flow-dwindling-warming-temperatures-climate-change/index.html 28 comments environment
- Report Details How Big Ag Overexploitation Is 'Draining the Colorado River Dry' https://www.commondreams.org/news/colorado-river-big-ag 2 comments environment
- 40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast. https://www.propublica.org/article/40-million-people-rely-on-the-colorado-river-its-drying-up-fast 4 comments climate
- Why Is the Colorado River Running Dry? It’s not just drought. It’s putting sacred cows above farmers, cities, and a secure future. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/12/colorado-river-basin-water-running-out-dry-southwest-drought/ 6 comments environment
- Climate change is drying up the Colorado River: Less snow means more evaporation in a critical water resource https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/climate-change-is-drying-up-the-colorado-river 3 comments environment
- Climate change is drying up the Colorado River | Less snow means more evaporation in a critical water resource https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/climate-change-is-drying-up-the-colorado-river/ 4 comments environment
- Colorado River states collaborate on remaining water: "Cooperation is focused on slowing or reversing the drying of lakes Mead and Powell." [United States of America] https://www.farmprogress.com/water/colorado-river-states-collaborate-remaining-water 24 comments energy
- As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis | The megadrought gripping the western states is only part of the problem. Alternative sources of water are also imperiled, and the nation’s food along with it. https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-river-water-shortage-jay-famiglietti 6 comments climate
- As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis — The megadrought gripping the western states is only part of the problem. Alternative sources of water are also imperiled, and the nation’s food along with it. https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-river-water-shortage-jay-famiglietti 2 comments environment
- Climate change is slowly drying up the Colorado River— jeopardizing a water supply that serves some 40 million people from Denver to Phoenix to Las Vegas and irrigates farmlands across the U.S. Southwest. The average annual water flow dropped more than 11% over the last century due to warming. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-warming-slowly-drying-up-colorado-river-water 372 comments science
- '“This is a crisis that would have happened without climate change — climate change is just adding insult to the injury.”... While the Colorado River has cycled through wet and dry years, the last two decades are the driest the basin has seen in 1,200 years.' https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/caitochs/colorado-river-drought-west-water 9 comments economy
- US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire -- "The agency’s [Bureau of Reclamation] projections show a 3% chance Lake Powell will hit a level where Glen Canyon Dam that holds it back cannot produce hydropower as early as July 2022 if the region has another dry winter." [USA] https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-arizona-lakes-colorado-river-8ae38d6247128c61bbf1f917b075877d 2 comments economy