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Lake Powell in Utah is one of several massive Colorado River reservoirs that could be severely depleted in the coming decades as a result of warming temperatures in the West, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder. (Courtesy: Bureau of Reclamation)
U. COLORADO (US)—The Colorado River and the roughly 30 million people who depend on it for drinking and irrigation are facing a hot, dry future. New research suggests a warming climate is parching the river system’s reservoir. Continue…
