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They sounded alarms about a coming Colorado River crisis. But warnings went unheeded

LOS ANGELES — The Colorado River is approaching a breaking point, its reservoirs depleted and Western states under pressure to drastically cut water use.

Los Angeles Times

Lake Mead: shrinking waters uncover buried secrets and grisly finds

Sunken boat from second world war and at least three sets of human remains found in largest US reservoir – and more could follow

The Guardian - US

Body near Lake Mead swimming site 3rd to surface since May

Authorities say another body has surfaced at Lake Mead — this time in a swimming area where water levels have dropped as the Colorado River reservoir recedes because of drought and climate change

The Independent UK

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As drought shrivels Lake Powell, millions face power crisis

With water levels falling ‘lower than thought possible’ at Glen Canyon dam, energy production could halt as soon as July 2023

The Guardian - US

Mega drought in US spells trouble for Hoover Dam reservoir

Millions of gallons of Colorado River water hurtle through the Hoover Dam every day, generating electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes.

France 24

Where a river no longer meets the sea, a pulse of water revives part of Mexico’s dry delta

EJIDO FRANCISCO MURGUÍA, Mexico — Beside a canal that runs through farmland, rushing water roared through an irrigation gate and flowed down a concrete culvert toward a wetland fringed with cottonwoods and willows.

Los Angeles Times

As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to ‘act now’

With the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs continuing to drop to new lows, the federal government has taken the unprecedented step of telling the seven Western states that rely on the river to find ways of drastically cutting the amount of water they take in the next two months.

Los Angeles Times

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Drastic water cuts needed to avert Colorado River supply crisis in 2023, senators told

"We are 150 feet from 25 million Americans losing access to the Colorado River," water official tells Senate.

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Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears ‘moment of reckoning’

LOS ANGELES — As the West endures another year of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change, the Colorado River’s reservoirs have declined so low that major water cuts will be necessary next year to reduce risks of supplies reaching perilously low levels, a top federal water official said Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Biologists try to save ancient fish as Colorado River fades

A key fish that has dwelt in the Colorado River since ancient times, and whose presence indicates a healthy river, is now up against a threat from a giant dam above

The Independent UK

Tesla Battery Permit For Giga Texas Challenged By Environmentalists: Here's What They Want

A group of environmentalists has requested the city of Austin to withhold Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) permits for building a battery cathode facility near the Colorado River, local news publication Austonia reported citing a letter fr

Benzinga

EXPLAINER: How cities in the West have water amid drought

The sight of fountains, swimming pools, gardens and golf courses in Western cities like Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego and Albuquerque can seem jarring as drought and climate change tightening their grip on the region

The Independent UK

Amid severe drought, former Interior secretary calls for revamping Colorado River pact

LOS ANGELES — One hundred years after a landmark agreement divided the waters of the Colorado River among Western states, the pact is now showing its age as a hotter and drier climate has shrunk the river.

Los Angeles Times

Flood Alert: Colorado River Basin Will See Earlier Snowmelts Predict Scientists

Spring floods are likely to arrive increasingly early in the year for the vast majority of the Colorado River Basin as climate change brings about a shift in peak streamflows.

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The Conversation

What is dead pool? A water expert explains

Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the phrase “dead pool.” It sounds ominous. And it is.

The Guardian - US

Arizona braces for additional water cuts amid megadrought

State water authorities are expecting a further decline in the amount of water received from the Colorado River in August

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California declares unprecedented water restrictions amid drought

Residents have been warned to scale down their water usage this summer, as critical shortages loom.

The Independent UK

Western cities map snow by air to refine water forecasting

Drought-prone cities in the U.S. West are mapping snow by air to refine their water forecasts

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The Conversation

Western river compacts were innovative in the 1920s but couldn't foresee today's water challenges

The Western U.S. is in a water crisis, from California to Nebraska. An ongoing drought is predicted to last at least through July 2022. Recent research suggests that these conditions may be better labeled aridification – meaning that warming and drying are long-term trends.

Los Angeles Times

As drought crisis deepens, government will release less water from Colorado River reservoir

After years of severe drought compounded by climate change, the water level in Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir on the Colorado River, has dropped to just 24% of full capacity and is continuing to decline to levels not seen since the reservoir was filled in the 1960s.

The Independent UK

US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

Federal water officials have announced that they will keep hundreds of billions of gallons of Colorado River water inside Lake Powell instead of letting it flow downstream to southwestern states and Mexico

The Independent UK

Vegas water intake now visible at drought-stricken Lake Mead

The water supply for Las Vegas has marked a milestone, with a water intake breaking the surface of drought-depleted Lake Mead and the activation of a new pumping facility to draw water from deeper in the crucial Colorado River reservoir

Los Angeles Times

Why some SoCal neighborhoods face dire water cuts while others escape restrictions

LOS ANGELES — Major water restrictions are about to take effect in areas ranging from Rancho Cucamonga to Thousand Oaks, and Baldwin Park to North Hollywood. But many nearby areas will escape the mandatory one-day-a-week watering limits — among them Santa Monica, Long Beach, Torrance and Beverly Hills.

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America's endangered rivers

The Colorado River is "ground zero" for the climate crisis.

The Independent UK

In drought-stricken West, officials weigh emergency actions

Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water delivers to Colorado River users to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam on the Arizona-Utah border

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