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Saving the iconic Colorado River — scientists say latest plan is not enough

US states pledge to cut their use of water from the river, which has been drained by climate change and drought.
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  1. Alexandra Witze
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Seven US states this week finally agreed on a plan to cut their use of water from the Colorado River, an icon in the nation’s Southwest that supplies water to more than 40 million people, including in Mexico. The river, battered by overuse, drought and climate change, has been drying up. Although scientists welcome the plan, they say the agreement is only a temporary fix to a much thornier problem.

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Nature 618, 225-226 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01746-y

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