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Congressional hearings examine natural disasters driven by climate change; Hurricane Ida preparedness; western droughts worsen
Experts in government, agriculture, water management and the environment stressed during a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday the danger that droughts fueled by climate change pose in the West, including the Colorado River Basin.
Congressional hearings examine natural disasters driven by climate change; Hurricane Ida preparedness; western droughts worsen
Experts stressed during a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday the danger that droughts fueled by climate change pose in the Colorado River Basin.
Cutbacks in water for central AZ farmers expected In this Aug. 13, 2020, file photo a bathtub ring of light minerals delineates the high water mark on Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, near Boulder City, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) Arizona may be facing its first official declaration of water shortage next year, a move that would trigger water cutbacks of 512,000 acre-feet — almost 20% of Arizona’s Colorado River entitlement — affecting mainly agricultural users. The 24-Month Study on the Colorado River system, released this month by the Bureau of Reclamatio...