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Colorado River Water Plan Postpones Reckoning with a Drier Future
- toomuchtodo 3mo agohttps://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/post2026/final-eis/index.html https://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/post2026/final-eis/i... Takeaways: * The US government released a plan to stave off catastrophic cuts to the water supply in Arizona, California and Nevada due to the Colorado River climate crisis. * The plan is based on a proposal trom the affected states that sought to avoid deep cuts, but experts say cuts nearly twice as large as those proposed could be necessary. * The Colorado River crisis threatens a resource supporting 40 million people and more than $1 trillion in gross domestic product, with potential shortages affecting agriculture, real estate, mining and data centers.
- bell-cot 3mo agoIt'll take a while after the pipes emit horrid gurgling sounds - and no more water - before most people start getting "reasonable" about this.