Depletion
Western U.S. Water Crisis: Rapid Colorado River Depletion Puts Millions at Risk
Colorado River Basin’s Groundwater Vanishing at Alarming Rate, Study Warns The Colorado River Basin—a lifeline for over 40 million people across seven U.S. states—has lost staggering amounts of water over the past two decades, according to a new study. Satellite data reveal that between 2002 and 2024, the basin shed 13 trillion gallons of freshwater, […]