The Colorado Meets the Sea of Cortez For First Time in 20 Years!

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  1. longknife

    longknife New Member

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    But, it will only last until Sunday according to the story @ http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/w...reunion-colorado-river-gulf-california-mexico

    Here are some pictures to think about:

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    Lake Powell and Dam

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    Lake Mead

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    Lake Mojave

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    Lake Havasu

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    Morelos Dam in Mexico

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    Colorado River in Mexico

    The basin dams are able to store more than 86 billion cubic meters (3,037 billion cubic feet) of water, which is about four times the Colorado River's average annual runoff

    Read more: http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/Ce-Cr/Colorado-River-Basin.html#ixzz31zKgNoOU
     
  2. wyly

    wyly Well-Known Member

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    The river ecosystem should be restored full time...it wouldn't need to be at its full capacity to many people rely on it but by eliminating frivilous water uses like fountians, lawns and such from desert regions could restore some of the wetlands...
     
  3. perdidochas

    perdidochas Well-Known Member

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    People need to move out of the desert.
     
  4. wyly

    wyly Well-Known Member

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    that may happen someday when the water resources are no longer available to sustain those populations, I don't foresee forced relocation happening...
     
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    perdidochas Well-Known Member

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    I don't advocate it either. IMHO, California's climate is pretty close to paradise. That said, I would never live there because there are too many people living there--it's just unsustainable. there are plenty of places for people to live in wetter climates.
     
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    population movement will happen due to necessity, just as it has happened throughout human history....resources become depleted the population becomes unsustainable and people move....
     

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