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An Unprecedented Climate Observatory To Understand The Future Of Water
mountain hydrologyUpper Colorado River BasinGothicCrested ButteColorado RiverEast River WatershedColoradoRocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Summary
The "megadrought" impacting the Colorado River system this year has been devastating to the 40 million people who rely on it for water. But could this drought have been predicted? Will we be able to predict the next one? Mountain watersheds provide 60 to 90% of water resources worldwide, but there i
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