Thursday, 20 February 2020

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.
 
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Environment Alert Feb 20, 2:01 PM
 
 
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.

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