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Tag: Southern California

The Colorado River is evaporating, and climate change is largely to blame
February 12, 2019

The Colorado River is evaporating, and climate change is largely to blame

Photo: Colorado River water held back by the Hoover Dam. IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK / ROCKET PHOTOS – HQ STOCK Reprinted from...

Rising temperatures sucking water out of the Colorado River
November 2, 2017

Rising temperatures sucking water out of the Colorado River

Photo: The All American Canal, which carries Colorado River into the Imperial Valley in Southern California. California uses more Colorado...

Opinion: Desalination plant in Southern California is important to water security
November 1, 2017

Opinion: Desalination plant in Southern California is important to water security

Photo: Workers prepare a desalination plant for service at the Charles Meyer Desalination Facility in Santa Barbara this year. (Jim...

Who controls the water? Arizona agencies slug it out
October 29, 2017

Who controls the water? Arizona agencies slug it out

The Hoover Dam holds back water on the Colorado River to form Lake Mead, an important supply of water to...

Rewilding Santa Monica’s Thoroughly Artificial Beach
June 22, 2017

Rewilding Santa Monica’s Thoroughly Artificial Beach

Shorebirds work the surfline at Santa Monica Beach : Photo: Jason Goldman In the early 1900s, L.A. County beaches were...

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