'The brink of disaster': 2023 is a critical year for the Colorado River as reservoirs sink toward 'dead pool'

CNN · Ella Nilsen, Rachel Ramirez · last updated December 30, 2022 – 7:26 AM

Deep uncertainty looms over the Colorado River and the 40 million people who depend on it for their water supply as the basin enters a critical year that could determine its future stability.

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