Colorado River Basin Has Lost Water Equal to Lake Mead Due to Climate Change

ENN
Jul 24, 2023, 8:50 pm123 pts
From 2000 to 2021, climate change caused the loss of more than 40 trillion liters (10 trillion gallons) of water in the Colorado River Basin — about equal to the entire storage capacity of Lake Mead — according to a new study that modeled humans’ impact on hydrology in the region.

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Colorado River Basin Has Lost Water Equal to Lake Mead Due to Climate Change

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