The ‘Power of Aridity’ is Bringing a Colorado River Dam to its Knees

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By By Alex Hager, KUNCDec 14, 2022, 10:00 am184 pts
For the millions of people who depend on Glen Canyon Dam for electricity, drinking water and irrigation of crops, two decades of drought have brought a reckoning. By Alex Hager, KUNC Deep in the bowels of the Glen Canyon Dam, an awful lot stays the same. Under the mass of concrete it’s pleasantly cool all…

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