A rare dose of hope for the Colorado River as new study says future may be wetter

By Alex Hager - KUNC , (Via AP Storyshare) Good news on the Colorado River is rare. Its reservoirs, the two largest in the country, have shrunk to record A new study is delivering a potential dose of optimism for the next 25 years of the Colorado River. The findings, published in the Journal of Climate, forecast a 70% chance the next quarter century will be wetter than the last.

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