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Stymie a river: the American West dries up

The Intelligence from The Economist

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The Colorado River and Climate Change

Since two thousand when the millennium drought began, the colorado river s floes have declined about 20 %. Scientists have attributed about half of that to human caused climate change. The current rules governing thecolorado river expire in 20 26. Negotiations are just starting over what the next iteration is going to look like.

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