Record Drought Reveals Stunning Changes Along Colorado River
Nov 26, 2014 13:37:10 GMT -6
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Post by whitealice on Nov 26, 2014 13:37:10 GMT -6
11 of the past 14 years have been drought years in the Southwest.
I remember the drought beginning in the SW soon after I moved to the Navajo Reservation. It was incredibly bad and it seemed that most days, death for animals were everywhere. The NN is known for its wild dog problem and occasional roadkill but during the beginning of this prolonged drought, which was being declared the worst in 75 years, their carcasses were scattered across the highways. On the roadsides, dying thirsty cattle and horses slowly starved. Then came the flies and there were thousands of them. I remember coming across a dead horse who had died not to far from a small creek that still ran. Suffice it to say that my memories of drought there were stark, painful and full of death.
The drought never really let up much after the first sweep of death. There are so many arguments over the waters of the Colorado River as Phoenix and Albuquerque both are in need of waters, too. Are we fools to build cities in the desert? I'd say yes.
