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Peter Gleick on Water Poverty, Conflict, and a Hope for the Future

Climate One

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The Colorado River's Cuts and the Long-Term Outlook

Climate, drought and population growth have cut the Colorado rivers' flow by about one third in recent years. Glick: Until we get water demand under control, there's not much that you can do to reduce conflicts on the Colorado. We use more water than nature can reliably provide," he says. "There's going to have to be a fundamental change in people's diets"

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