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Research article "Critical Effects of Precipitation on Future Colorado River Flow" Published

Balaji Rajagopalan and a several colleagues analyzed Colorado River data from a suite of models. Their study accounts for both rising temperatures as well as predicted precipitation and it appears that the river’s future may be more positive than recently anticipated. Their findings were published in the Journal of Climate with the American Meteorological Society. More about the study is on the CIRES website

map of the CO river basin with major dams and reservoirs