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This summer, the American water crisis becomes real

Grist·Molly Taft, WIRED·21 days ago
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This story was originally published by  WIRED  and is reproduced here as part of the  Climate Desk  collaboration. Two high-profile water crises , juiced up by  climate change  and  industrial overuse , are building in the U.S. From a city in Texas staring down a drought emergency to a decades-long political crisis coming to a head for the states that rely on the Colorado River, water issues in the West will take center stage this summer — and experts tell WIRED that other places should take notes and start planning ahead for their own future. In February, following a winter of record-breaking heat,  snowpack  in various mountain ranges across the American West reached record lows. March came in  even hotter , smashing records in states across the region.…

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