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Will Colorado River cuts create a new Dust Bowl?

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Will Colorado River cuts create a new Dust Bowl?

Plus: A little ditty on the water-energy-water nexus

Jonathan P. Thompson
May 30, 2023
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Will Colorado River cuts create a new Dust Bowl?

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In the comments section of last week’s Land Desk dispatch on the Lower Basin states’ Colorado River deal, reader Ann Bond had some interesting questions/points that I figured I’d address. I’ll try to sum up Ann’s questions, first:

  1. What effect will fallowing thousands of acres of fields have? Will it lead to another Dust Bowl? 

  2. Is the electricity from the …

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