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Colorado River may have pooled and spilled over to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery ‪—‬ but not everyone agrees

The Colorado River muscled its way through today's Grand Canyon after pooling as a giant lake, according to new research.

LiveScience

Colorado River mystery solved: Why billions of litres of water are vanishing before reaching reservoirs

The mystery of the Colorado River’s missing water has finally been solved by scientists from the University of Washington, revealing a critical shift in the American West’s hydrological cycle. For the past several decades, hydrologic managers have used winter snowpack measurements to predict how much water will be available in…

The Times of India

A Drying Colorado River Threatens Imperial Valley’s Future

Declining flows and the warming climate imperil farms, green energy projects and the economy of one of California’s poorest counties.

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Why Colorado River negotiations stalled, and how they could resume with the possibility of agreement

The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river’s water as its supply dwindles due to climate change and a period of prolonged drought. Their negotiations, which are not open to the public, missed a Feb. 14,…

The Conversation

Drought paradox study reveals plants around Colorado River turn to groundwater when it gets too hot and dry, reducing flow into the already strained basin

Vegetation draws on groundwater during dry summers, leaving less water for the river and, ultimately, people.

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States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages

The Independent UK

Western US states fail to negotiate crucial Colorado River deal: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’

Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertainty

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How the Green River managed to cut straight through the already existing Uinta Mountains; scientists are surprised to know

The long-standing question of how the Green River cut through the Uinta Mountains has taken a step closer to resolution. New geological analysis suggests the answer lies not in the river alone, but deep beneath the range. The study examines how the Green River became integrated with the Colorado River,…

The Times of India

The Colorado River's largest tributary flows 'uphill' for over 100 miles — and geologists may finally have an explanation for it

Millions of years ago, the Green River carved a path through the Uinta Mountains instead of flowing around the formation. Now, researchers have discovered how this could have happened.

LiveScience

Water levels for the vital Colorado River are so low people can just walk across it

The ongoing climate crisis could have disastrous effects on the Colorado River, experts have warned

The Independent UK

Western US states fail to agree on plan to manage Colorado River before federal deadline

Stakeholders have spent months ironing out disagreements over how to distribute water from the sprawling basin

The Guardian - US

Can you actually get high from licking a toad?

There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.

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The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up

A group of environmental advocates earlier this year sent a petition to the federal government with a simple, seemingly obvious message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is only being delivered for reasonable and beneficial uses

The Independent UK

Arizona, Nevada and Mexico get less Colorado River water for a third year

Federal officials say for the third year in a row that Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will live with less Colorado River water as drought lingers in the West

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As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that, but complicated political and practical negotiations stand in the way.

Reason

Abortion, Colorado River, and Interpleader

The true superpower of the lawyer is to turn all questions into questions about procedure—often, about procedure about procedure.

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Trump throws lifeline to controversial Cadiz water project as Colorado River crisis leaves 40 million Westerners facing supply nightmare

Trump's desert miracle cure.

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Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won't run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warn

The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive.

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The Independent UK

In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use

In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi — a tropical species native to Australia

The Guardian - US

Colorado River basin has lost nearly the equivalent of an underground Lake Mead

Reservoir lost 27.8m acre-feet of groundwater in 20 years, study finds, vanishing ‘twice as fast as surface water’

The Guardian - US

California faces worsening drought despite recent heavy rainstorms

Dry pattern seen among entire ‘lower basin’ of the Colorado River, including Arizona and desert cities such as Las Vegas

The Conversation

Water is the other US-Mexico border crisis, and the supply crunch is getting worse

Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only be managed if the two governments work…

The Independent UK

Feds outline 'necessary steps' for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet

Federal water officials have made public what they call “necessary steps” for the seven states and multiple tribes that rely on the Colorado River to meet an August 2026 deadline for deciding how to manage the waterway in the future

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera wins Amnesty International award for Colorado River reporting

Journalists Megan O’Toole and Jillian Kestler-D’Amours win award for report on Indigenous fight for water rights in US.