Drought Runs Deep Across West. Shaun McKinnon.
by McKinnon, Shaun; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 22Environment. Publisher: Arizona Republic, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Agriculture -- Economic aspects | Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) | Crops and climate | Denver (Colo.) | Droughts | Rain and rainfall | Reservoirs | Water conservation | Water-supply | West (U.S.)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "By most reckonings, the ongoing drought is the deepest to sweep the West in more than a century. And some scientists now say it rivals the meanest dry spells of the past 1,400 years. It has scratched lasting scars across the landscape. It has drained reservoirs and blistered forests and rangelands, inflicting wounds that may not heal for decades. Damage to crops has pushed past half a billion dollars with several states still surveying the losses." (ARIZONA REPUBLIC) This article discusses the devastating effects the drought is continuing to have on the western region of the United States, noting the potential ramifications the drought may have on water sources, including the Colorado River.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Drought Runs Deep Across West, Jan. 29, 2003; pp. n.p..
"By most reckonings, the ongoing drought is the deepest to sweep the West in more than a century. And some scientists now say it rivals the meanest dry spells of the past 1,400 years. It has scratched lasting scars across the landscape. It has drained reservoirs and blistered forests and rangelands, inflicting wounds that may not heal for decades. Damage to crops has pushed past half a billion dollars with several states still surveying the losses." (ARIZONA REPUBLIC) This article discusses the devastating effects the drought is continuing to have on the western region of the United States, noting the potential ramifications the drought may have on water sources, including the Colorado River.
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