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Climate, Crops, and the Colorado River

Climate, Crops, and the Colorado River

FromGrowing Impact


Climate, Crops, and the Colorado River

FromGrowing Impact

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jan 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Colorado River passes through five states on its way to Mexico, supplying water to municipalities, farms, and industry. It supports more than a trillion dollars in economic activity and supplies water to an estimated 40 million people. The overuse of the Colorado River and an extensive climate change-driven drought have significantly decreased the volume of the fifth largest river in the U.S. A research team is exploring how climate change and agricultural adaptation will affect water availability in the Upper Colorado River Basin and what is important to communities that depend on the river.
Released:
Jan 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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