Here's what will happen if Colorado River system doesn't ...
Apr 19, 2023 · The issues surrounding depleting water levels along the Colorado River basin have become as heated as the arid climate contributing to the moisture-sapping megadrought.
The latest on the Colorado River and Lake Mead report
Aug 16, 2022 · The Colorado River irrigates crops, powers electric grids and provides drinking water to 40 million people. But as its supply dwindles, a crisis looms.
Colorado River crisis explained — Harvard Gazette
Feb 14, 2023 · GAZETTE: There was a recent article on the crisis over Colorado River water that called it a “slow-motion disaster.” How would you characterize it? HORSLEY: That is a good way to put it. Slow things are not as dramatic, don’t catch attention.
The Southwest's looming water battle - CNN
Aug 21, 2021 · The Colorado River irrigates farms, powers electric grids and provides drinking water to 40 million people. But as its supply dwindles, a crisis looms.
Saving the Colorado River: What threats does it face? – Deseret News
Nov 4, 2024 · The fight to save the Colorado River. Deseret News reporter Emma Pitts swims in the Colorado River by Gypsum Canyon rapid in Cataract Canyon on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Gypsum is one of the rapids that has recently returned, after being buried under Lake Powell for years. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News. Editor’s note: This article is published ...
As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find ...
Aug 14, 2024 · Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado today than in decades past. That’s made the fraught politics of water in the West particularly deadlocked at times. Here’s what you need to know about the negotiations surrounding the river.
Federal government proposes landmark water cuts to conserve Colorado …
Apr 11, 2023 · Federal officials are proposing a plan to cut water allotments to states dependent on the Colorado River system to combat dwindling water levels on one of the country's most important bodies of water.
US floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River
Apr 12, 2023 · BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday that outlined two ways that seven Western states and tribes reliant on the overtapped Colorado River could cut their use, but declined to publicly take a side on the best option.
Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River …
May 23, 2023 · LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on their use of the dwindling Colorado River in exchange for money from the federal government -- and to avoid forced cuts as drought threatens the …
Colorado River News - The New York Times
U.S. Colorado River News. The Grand Canyon, a Cathedral to Time, Is Losing Its River. The Colorado River, which carved the Grand Canyon over millions of years, is now in crisis from climate...