once El Dorado
now struggles to deliver
a dying river
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Author Notes
The Colorado River is both a scenic wonder and a source of water for over 40 million people. At 2,330 kilometers, the Colorado River is the United States's fifth-longest river from its source in the Rocky Mountains to its mouth in the Gulf of California. It flows through the US states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California, and Mexican states of Baja California and Sonora. Colorado forms an international boundary between Arizona (US) and Mexico for about 29 kilometres and drains North America s vast semi-arid and arid area. The intensive development along the river has earned it the name : Lifeline of the Southwest.
Today the Colorado River is rapidly drying /dying.
Chronic overuse and the effects of climate change are pushing the river system toward potential collapse as reservoirs drop to dangerously low levels January 2023.
The well being of 40 milioni is at stake!
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