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Related News Articles 

The following article and web site links are arranged by subject area.  Grab a cup of coffee or a glass of cool tap water and enjoy!

Water Rights

Seeking the Water Jackpot (High Country News, March 2008)
For almost a century, the Navajo Tribe has been left out of the Colorado River water game. Now, they're ready to play their hand.
 
Citizen's Guide to Colorado Water Law (Colorado Foundation for Water Education, 2004)
 

Water Demand and the Southwest
 
Half Empty or Half Full? (American Planning Association Planning magazine, August 2008)
Water managers are looking for ways to supply enough water to the thirsty - and booming- West.
 
 
Arizona Returns to the Desert (High Country News, March 2005)
The worst drought in a century could bring home the true costs of growth.
 
L.A. Bets on the Farm (High Country News, November 2007)
Faced with unprecedented drought, the West's most powerful water agency is mixing Wall Sreet tactics and rice farm supplies to hedge against Southern California's risk of going dry.
 

Climate Change and Water Vulnerability

 
Climate Change in Colorado:  A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation (Colorado Water Conservation Board, October 2008)
 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Working Group II Report "Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability" (IPCC, www.ipcc.ch, 2007)
 
The Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in the United States. (U.S. Climate Change Science Program, May 2008)
 
Written in the Rings (High Country News, January 2005)
Tree rings reveal the climate of the past - and help foretell the future.  Their message?  Get ready for hot, dry times.
 
 
Hotter and Drier: The West's Changed Climate (Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, March 2008)
 
 
Other Colorado Dams
 
A Half-Century of Bad Feelings Boils Over Dam (Rocky Mountain News, July 2008)
 
 
 
Needs for Water Infrastructure
 
 
Liquid Assets Trailer (PBS Documentary, October 2008)
 
Other Water Related Sites and Articles
 
Colorado Foundation for Water Education - lots and lots of articles!
 
National Integrated Drought Information System - Drought info clearinghouse: includes historical and current trends and statistics, graphs, maps, articles, etc.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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