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The Colorado River’s top climate expert is worried (www.politico.com)
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Sorry on the source; they got an exclusive interview here.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What source? A link would be nice.

As an aside, there is nothing to "worry" about with regards to the Colorado river. We're way, way past worrying. It's not been a "might" situation for a long time. It's been badly overdrawn and subject to declining inflows and rainfalls.

Don't worry, abandon.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Missed the link on the post; fixed now.

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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/07/11/five-questions-for-the-colorado-rivers-top-climate-expert-00449698

this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2025
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