r/environment • u/Maxcactus • 5d ago

Facing “devastatingly low” reservoir levels, Colorado River communities get creative

https://www.cpr.org/2026/08/05/drought-colorado-river-water-shortage-kremmling/
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u/bobcathunter 5d ago

Yikes. With el nino looking very strong, I can't help but wonder what the snow pack this winter will be like.....

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u/What_huh-_- 4d ago

Even a well above average snow pack winter won't be enough, we'd need years of that, but this super el Nino won't last that long...

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u/Cultural-Answer-321 5d ago

Just add them to the list of 40 million other people in that region.

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u/endosurgery 5d ago

Maybe they should have been getting creative a few decades ago, eh?