The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest

The Colorado River can no longer withstand the unbridled thirst of the arid West.

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The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest

Water diverted from the Colorado River has fed the growth of cities from Denver to Los Angeles and enabled agriculture to spread across 5 million acres of farmland. But the river can no longer withstand the unbridled thirst of the arid West.

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The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest

The Colorado River can no longer withstand the unbridled thirst of the arid West.

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