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It’s high time Arizona realized it’s a desert,
and has to share the Colorado River with six other dry Western
states
by Greg Hanscom,
Mar 21, 2005
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Rampant growth in the Phoenix area and a severe drought on
the Colorado River challenge Arizona's water
sustainability.
by Matt Jenkins,
Mar 21, 2005
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As the Colorado River Basin enters a sixth year of
drought, the Interior Department orders seven states to start
coordinating their management of the dwindling water
supply.
by Matt Jenkins,
Jan 24, 2005
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January may have brought rain and snow to parts of the
West, but the study of past climates warns us that we still have to
learn to live with drought
by Paul Larmer,
Jan 24, 2005
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The study of tree rings opens a window into the
West’s distant past, and warns us that the region’s
future may be dangerously hot and dry
by Michelle Nijhuis,
Jul 16, 2008
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Charles Bowden’s book, Killing the Hidden Waters,
which explores the Sonoran Desert world of the Papago Indians, has
been re-released after 25 years
by Matt Jenkins,
Jun 07, 2004
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In order to remain aware of the amount of water she uses
in her dry climate, the author collects her dishwater daily, and
pours it on her compost pile
by Susan Tweit,
May 24, 2004
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Wandering sea lion; off-roading over geysers; Blizzard of
1049; Wyoming’s got money; bowling for meteorites; Lake Mead
is shrinking; and controversial books at the public
library
by Betsy Marston,
Mar 29, 2004
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Artificial snowmaking at Colorado ski resorts can lead to
pollution problems when water is taken from rivers contaminated by
heavy metals from mining
by Puanani Mench,
Oct 27, 2003
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As drought lowers the level of New Mexico’s Navajo
Reservoir, Jose "Ed" Marquez visits the site of his former
hometown, Los Arboles, destroyed when the area was flooded in the
late 1950s
by Caroline Arlen,
Jul 16, 2008