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What climate science tells us about the causes of the Colorado River crisis

Scientists say human emissions now drive about 40% to 50% of the Colorado River’s declining flows, worsening the basin’s long dry spell.

The Colorado River flows through Palisade on June 9, 2023. (William Woody for Colorado Newsline)Elected officials from across Colorado’s political spectrum continued a 68-year-old tradition last week when they took to the stage at the annual summer conference of the Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs. Connecting the news in Colorado to the big picture. First convened by Gov. Steve McNichols in 1958, the Water Congress brings togethe…

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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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