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

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https://apnews.com/article/colorado-river-arizona-california-nevada-water-45daf816feba9004c389dc4a09ef01c8

PHOENIX (AP) — The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time Saturday to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages.
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Over 40 million people across these states along with Mexico and Native American tribes rely on Colorado River water. The river is crucial to farming as well as water and electricity for millions of homes and businesses. Much of the water starts out as winter mountain snowfall in the Upper Basin, which amasses far more that way than it consumes. Lower Basin states, including agriculture-heavy regions, are bigger consumers.
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Scientists recently found snow cover and snow depth in the West are at their lowest in decades. Some areas have seen their warmest December through early February. Normally, snow cover this time of year spans 460,000 square miles — about the size of California, Utah, Idaho and Montana. But, this year it is only California-sized, about 155,000 square miles, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

[lapfog_1]

1. Climate Change is a Hoax!

Trump's EPA just said so...

Eventually Phoenix and Las Vegas will be uninhabitable. It will be too dangerous to be outside in the summer and there won't be enough water to even drink, much less shower or wash things.

One of the major reasons that Trump hates Europe is all the middle eastern refugees moving to Europe... some are moving because of climate change is making parts of the middle east uninhabitable. Just wait until we see the same thing happen here in the USA.

[2naSalit]

2. Next up...

As a return to 19th century norms, let's have water wars in the west again. wee.

[Mountain Mule]

3. Hey!

As we say out here, "Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting.."

[2naSalit]

4. And I know it!

Been in the Rockies for 35 years and California for I don't recall how many before that.

[Mountain Mule]

5. Nice

To meet you!

I'm in Colorado myself. I've been here for 70 years - give or take - and I think Gavin Newsom is cute.