Colorado River Flows Will Keep Shrinking As Climate Warms
February 22, 2017
February 22, 2017
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Feb. 22 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release:
Warming in the 21st century reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet -- about the amount of water used by 2 million people in one year -- according to new research from Colorado State University and the University of Arizona.
The research is the first to quantify the different effects of temperature and precipitation on recent Colorado River flow, said . . .
Warming in the 21st century reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet -- about the amount of water used by 2 million people in one year -- according to new research from Colorado State University and the University of Arizona.
The research is the first to quantify the different effects of temperature and precipitation on recent Colorado River flow, said . . .