With the leadup to a U.N. day to celebrate the desert, U.N. and other experts predict that, due to global warming and climate change, Colorado River basin rainfall will decline as much as 15 percent while temperatures could rise as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
None of the dammed lakes on the Colorado River would be much more than a pond by 2050 with climate change numbers like that. And, at that size, that means no electric generation for Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Say good night, overpopulated desert. About time.
The good part is, that’s where some of the most conservative Republicans live (well, Vegas is somewhat of an exception). The bad part is that, if they have to move, they could move near me.
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