Haven’t these folks had something like 70 years to unfuck this situation?
I worked for a company that did the hydrographic surveying for the Colorado River. You can literally see how empty it is and it’s straight up negligence that let it get this bad. We surveyed the entire Colorado river south of Lake Powell over the span of 2 years and they’ve done fuck all with it.
If my memory is correct the water usage agreement predates statehood for most of those states. The problem was discovered in the late 40’s and started negotiations sometime in the 50’s and still don’t have an agreement.
Does that seem about right?
Scott Dance is a Times reporter who covers how climate change and extreme weather are transforming society.
Well, now I have to write all of this off as “fake news” because climate change/global warming is obviously just a Chinese hoax. Even if I can see the lower water levels with my own eyes…
