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. .
The Colorado River's flows have reached
the lowest in a century, impacting crucial
reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell. .
'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%. .
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'