Latest News About Colorado River Drought

Updated 2026-04-17 10:02

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Colorado River Water Rationed for First Time Amid Drought (1)

Federal officials ordered the first-ever water cuts on the Colorado River system that sustains 40 million people, the latest blow from a decades-long drought across the U.S. West that has shrunk reservoirs to historic lows, devastated farms and set the stage for deadly forest fires.

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