Lake Mead, Lake Powell face 'system crash' by 2028, scientists warn

Colorado River reservoirs are nearing crisis levels as demand outpaces supply, raising risks of shortages and system collapse ...

The Colorado River’s largest reservoirs are heading toward a ‘system crash,’ experts warn

If the Colorado River Basin has another dry year, Lake Powell and Lake Mead will likely drop to levels that could threaten ...
University of Colorado Boulder

UPDATE: Colorado River Basin Storage Continues Slide Toward System Crash

Authors: Anne Castle, Jack Schmidt, Eric Kuhn, Kathryn Sorensen, and Katherine Tara UPDATE: Colorado River Basin Storage ...
The Conversation

New research reveals why the mighty Darling River is drying up – and it’s not just because we’re taking too much water

Water flows in mainland Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, have been declining for the past 50 years. The trend has largely been blamed on water extraction, but our new ...
Los Angeles Times

Colorado River in Crisis: A Times series on the Southwest’s shrinking water lifeline

The Colorado River can no longer withstand the thirst of the arid West. Water drawn from the river flows to nearly 40 million people in cities from Denver to Los Angeles and irrigates more than 5 ...