Mandatory cutbacks in Colorado River water supply to hammer Arizona farmers
"It used to be called the Nile of the West, which is almost impossible to believe these days," said one water policy expert.
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"It used to be called the Nile of the West, which is almost impossible to believe these days," said one water policy expert.
For the land, water and farming sectors we are already living in the climate crisis. Are you still talking about transition risk?
As the drought continues to squeeze the region's water supplies, growers in Pinal County are facing tough choices about how to stay in business.
Some Arizona communities are already experiencing low water supply thanks to the megadrought plaguing the west.
Drought is pushing Arizona farmers to the brink as they've been cut off from the shrinking Colorado River. The crisis is also renewing questions about the viability of growing crops in a desert.