Environment Alert: The Colorado River’s average annual flow declined nearly 20 percent, compared to the last century; climate change is a key culprit
Declining mountain snowpack is leading to increased evaporation, according to an article published Thursday in the journal Science, thereby reducing the Colorado River's annual average flow. For every 1 degree Celsius of warming, the researchers estimate, the river's flow will decline 9.3 percent.
Declining mountain snowpack is leading to increased evaporation, according to an article published Thursday in the journal Science, thereby reducing the Colorado River's annual average flow. For every 1 degree Celsius of warming, the researchers estimate, the river's flow will decline 9.3 percent.
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