Navigating the Complications of Colorado River Reservoirs
Exploring the history, water level reductions, and diverging opinions on the fate of Lake Powell as it relates to Glen Canyon, alongside environmental worries and the complexities of reconfiguring the Glen Canyon Dam.
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Kate and Aaron are joined by water scientist Brad Udall to talk about the current state of the Colorado River. Water levels are dropping and something has to give or the river’s main reservoirs—Lake Powell and Lake Mead— are going to run dry. But states aren’t anywhere close to an agreement on how much each one is going to cut back.
Udall, who teaches at Colorado State University and researches the impact of climate change on the Colorado River, is here to explain what’s going on, how dire the situation is, and what could happen next.
