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Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds

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Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds

www.latimes.com

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New research examines how much global warming has sapped the Colorado River since 2000. It shows the region has lost more water than Lake Mead can hold.

The paper is here

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