Geography 1500F/G Lecture 15: Climate Change Case Study
17 Dec 2016
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Water auction won by oil and gas companies, leaving farmers with very little water. Drought and water shortage dead pool not enough water to go over and spin. America"s lettuce production comes from the colorado river we eat the water. Exporting colorado river water in forms of alfalfa to asia: virtual water and colorado river issues from the colorado river the turbines in dams in the drought year, indigenous rights and colorado river issues. Tram way to transport people to the canyon but goes through a sacred confluence (merge between two rivers) belonging to indigenous people. 11 tribes that find the canyon sacred while tourists go to the canyon to yell and party. Indigenous people used to live in the delta in mexico, but is now dried up and can no longer fish: biodiversity and colorado river issues. Humpback chub only 6,000 left in the colorado river because of dams.
