Dwindling Water Sources , May Signal Dark Days for , Life in the US Southwest.
'Newsweek' reports that some of the biggest rivers in the United States are in serious trouble as severe droughts continue to grip several regions.
The Colorado River is just one of the vital water sources that provide drinking water and irrigation for agriculture for the country.
The Colorado River is just one of the vital water sources that provide drinking water and irrigation for agriculture for the country.
It seems inevitable that water use in agriculture will be reduced, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and that almost always requires taking irrigated lands out of production, Douglas Kenney told Newsweek, Director of the University of Colorado Law School's Western Water Policy Program, via 'Newsweek'.
The Colorado River's flows have reached the lowest in a century, impacting crucial reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
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The Colorado River's flows have reached the lowest in a century, impacting crucial reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
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'Newsweek' reports that the Colorado is one of the most vital water sources for the Southwestern U.S. and northern parts of Mexico.
It provides water for an estimated 40 million people, while supplying water to irrigate over 5 million acres of farmland.
It provides water for an estimated 40 million people, while supplying water to irrigate over 5 million acres of farmland.
According to data from the United States Geological Survey, the Colorado's flow has fallen by 20%.
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That can be really painful in both an economic and cultural sense, especially for those rural communities that exist to support agriculture, Douglas Kenney told Newsweek, Director of the University of Colorado Law School's Western Water Policy Program, via 'Newsweek'.
An increasingly dryer Southwest is also an existential threat for the region's fish and wildlife.
It's a challenging time, Douglas Kenney told Newsweek, Director of the University of Colorado Law School's Western Water Policy Program, via 'Newsweek'.
An increasingly dryer Southwest is also an existential threat for the region's fish and wildlife.
It's a challenging time, Douglas Kenney told Newsweek, Director of the University of Colorado Law School's Western Water Policy Program, via 'Newsweek'
