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The Colorado River's largest tributary flows 'uphill' for over 100 miles — and geologists may finally have an explanation for it

Millions of years ago, the Green River carved a path through the Uinta Mountains instead of flowing around the formation. Now, researchers have discovered how this could have happened.

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Water levels for the vital Colorado River are so low people can just walk across it

The ongoing climate crisis could have disastrous effects on the Colorado River, experts have warned

The Independent UK

Rip and Dip Ranch Combines Off-Road Thrills with Lazy River Relaxation, And It's A Blast

What happens when off-road champs Sara Price and Ricky Brabec decide to open a one-of-a-kind desert exploration experience, complete with a cool-off in the Colorado River? I found out.

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The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up

A group of environmental advocates earlier this year sent a petition to the federal government with a simple, seemingly obvious message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is only being delivered for reasonable and beneficial uses

The Independent UK

As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that, but complicated political and practical negotiations stand in the way.

The Conversation

Water wars: a historic agreement between Mexico and US is ramping up border tension

As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US are in the middle of a conflict over water, putting an additional strain on their relationship.

The Conversation

Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

A meteorite impact thousands of years ago may have triggered a landslide in the Grand Canyon and reshaped the Colorado River that runs through the national park.

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A meteor may have led to the formation of the Grand Canyon, new study says

The study dives into questions surrounding how and when driftwood in Stanton’s Cave in the Grand Canyon got there

The Independent UK

Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won't run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warn

The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive.

LiveScience

In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use

In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi — a tropical species native to Australia

The Independent UK

Once-Dying Mexican River Delta Slowly Nursed Back To Life

It is the fruit of two decades of work by environmentalists along the lower part of the river from the US-Mexican border to the upper estuary of the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.

Latin Times

Once-dying Mexican River Delta Slowly Nursed Back To Life

In a drought-hit Mexican border region at the center of growing competition with the United States for water, conservationists are working to bring a once-dying river delta back to life.

International Business Times

US rejects Mexico’s request for water as Trump opens new battle front

State department turns down special request to supply city of Tijuana in drought-affected north for first time ever

The Guardian - US

California faces worsening drought despite recent heavy rainstorms

Dry pattern seen among entire ‘lower basin’ of the Colorado River, including Arizona and desert cities such as Las Vegas

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Feds outline 'necessary steps' for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet

Federal water officials have made public what they call “necessary steps” for the seven states and multiple tribes that rely on the Colorado River to meet an August 2026 deadline for deciding how to manage the waterway in the future

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Imperial Irrigation District Delays Water Conservation Program For Fish

Imperial Irrigation District delays water conservation program to protect desert pupfish and address water scarcity in the Colorado River region.

LiveScience

Deadly dog parasite found in Southern California in a 1st

A free-swimming worm that can infect and kill dogs has been found in the Colorado River near the California-Arizona border.

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As a deadline approaches, Colorado River states are still far apart on water sharing

Ahead of a deadline next week, the seven states that share the Colorado River have revealed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future.

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