The Colorado Sun reports that new research from University of Arizona and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation researchers shows that a 24-year mega drought on the Colorado River 1,800 years ago shrank its flows by one-third, almost twice the 16% decline the current 22-year drought has caused. That may mean modern-day water planners need to rethink how to accommodate increasingly severe dry spells.
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