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Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 1: A Dying River

Jan 6, 2023

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Arizona Water Supply

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The Drying of the Colorado River

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The Colorado River Crisis - Essential News From the LA Times

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Introduction

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The Colorado River Water Crisis Continues to Get Worse

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What's Driving the Colorado River Crisis?

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Water Waste Investigators - What's the Job of a River Guide?

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The Drying of the Colorado River

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Ports for People - A Global Movement to End Port and Ship Pollution

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The History of the Colorado River

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The Colorado River Compact

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Climate Change Is Water Change

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The Colorado River Crisis

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Are the States Making Any Progress in Scaling Back Water Use?

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The Colorado River in Central Arizona Is Getting More and More Homes.

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Arizona Water Supply

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Ted Talks Daily - A New Ted Talk Every Weekday

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Colorado River Waters - Where Are They Going to Fall the Hardest?

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Climate Change

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Is There a Deficit of Water?

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The River Is a Vital Ecosystem

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The Colorado River Crisis - Essential News From the LA Times

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The Colorado River is the water lifeline for tens of millions of people across the American Southwest, which couldn’t have developed the way it is today without it. But all the damming and diversion done to the Colorado has put it at a tipping point where a future with no water is no longer just fantasy but perilously possible.

Today, “The Times” kicks off “a six-part special on the future of this vital waterway. New episodes will publish every Friday through Feb. 10. Follow the project here. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times water reporter Ian James

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