Here’s what will happen if Colorado River system doesn’t recover from ‘historic drought’

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View of Colorado River from above, showing low water levels

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Here’s what will happen if Colorado River system doesn’t recover from ‘historic drought’

The river system provides water to 40 million people.

View of Colorado River from above, showing low water levels

The Colorado River, one of the most important river systems in the country, is drying up at an alarming rate.

The issues surrounding depleting water levels along the Colorado River basin have become as heated as the arid climate contributing to the moisture-sapping megadrought persisting in the region for decades.

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