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"Crisis on the Colorado" [1]

"As the Southwest faces rapid growth and unrelenting drought, the Colorado River is in crisis, with too many demands on its diminishing flow. Now those who depend on the river must confront the hard reality that their supply of Colorado water may be cut off."

Jim Robbins reports, with photography by Ted Wood, in a 5-part series for Yale Environment 360 January 14, 2019. [2]

SEE ALSO:

Part 1: "The West’s Great River Hits Its Limits: Will the Colorado Run Dry?" [3]

Part 2: "On the Water-Starved Colorado River, Drought Is the New Normal" [4]

Part 3: "Running Dry: New Strategies for Conserving Water on the Colorado" [5]

Part 4: "In Era of Drought, Phoenix Prepares for a Future Without Colorado River Water" [6]

Part 5: "Restoring the Colorado: Bringing New Life to a Stressed River" [7]

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Climate Change [9]
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Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
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Source: , 02/25/2019
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/crisis-colorado [2] https://e360.yale.edu/series/crisis-on-the-colorado [3] https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-wests-great-river-hits-its-limits-will-the-colorado-run-dry [4] https://e360.yale.edu/features/on-the-water-starved-colorado-river-drought-is-the-new-normal [5] https://e360.yale.edu/features/running-dry-new-strategies-for-conserving-water-on-the-colorado [6] https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-phoenix-is-preparing-for-a-future-without-colorado-river-water [7] https://e360.yale.edu/features/restoring-the-colorado-bringing-new-life-to-a-stressed-river [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [18] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [19] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81