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Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won't run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warn


The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive.

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