Declining snowpack due to climate change has cut the Colorado River’s annual flow by 10 percent, study finds
The Colorado River’s average annual flow has declined by nearly 20 percent compared to the last century, and researchers have identified one of the main culprits: climate change is causing mountain snowpack to disappear, leading to increased evaporation.
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