Philip Armour / TruthdigOct 12, 2023
Colorado’s Gross Dam illustrates the folly of impounding water to feed unsustainable economic and population growth in the American West. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Barbara WilliamsJul 18, 2019
A Sea Shepherd team makes a last-ditch effort to ensure survival of critically endangered marine mammals in the Sea of Cortez. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 27, 2017
One of the longest U.S. waterways, the river has lost 20 percent of its flow since 2000, according to the journal Water Resources Research. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 15, 2013
Severe rain is stymieing the efforts of rescuers to save people stranded by severe flooding between the Rocky Mountain foothills and the plains of northeastern Colorado. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By William deBuys, TomDisaptchAug 1, 2013
The crucial question for Phoenix, for the Colorado, and for the greater part of the American West is this: How long will the water hold out? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
By William deBuys, TomDispatchMar 14, 2013
If you want a taste of the brutal new climate to come, don't think of Hurricane Katrina or Superstorm Sandy. Look to Phoenix, where if the power goes out, people fry. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 14, 2012
A three-year study by the Department of the Interior has concluded that a hotter, drier climate is threatening the water supply for 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 23, 2009
Turns out polar bears aren't the only land mammals struggling with global warming. Many of the world's most-used rivers, from the Colorado to the Ganges, have been losing water for the last 50 years. So, in addition to coping with floods, storms, deserts and mass extinction, we could all die of thirst. Happy Earth Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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