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Collaborative Research: Warming and drought in the critical headwaters of the Snake, Color — NSF Award to Occidental College (CA,

Ongoing and future droughts threaten the water supply of the American West by reducing the flows of the three major river basins of the western United States: the Snake-Columbia, Green-Colorado, and Missouri rivers. Current supplies only meet 80% of water demand in rapidly growing states like Colorado, but reduced prec

Award titleCollaborative Research: Warming and drought in the critical headwaters of the Snake, Color
Award ID2503985
AwardeeOccidental College
CityLOS ANGELES
StateCA
Amount obligated$95,630
Principal investigatorDarren Larsen
ProgramP4CLIMATE
Start date08/15/2025
AbstractOngoing and future droughts threaten the water supply of the American West by reducing the flows of the three major river basins of the western United States: the Snake-Columbia, Green-Colorado, and Missouri rivers. Current supplies only meet 80% of water demand in rapidly growing states like Colorado, but reduced precipitation, shifts from snow to rain, accelerated Spring snowmelt, and increased evaporation can further amplify the long-standing challenge of Western water resource management. Ge
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