| Climate researches predict Colorado River shortages by 2050 |
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| Written by SHAUN McKINNON, The Arizona Republic | |
| Tuesday, 21 April 2009 | |
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Colorado River water users will experience frequent shortages in the coming years as warmer, drier conditions squeeze an already overburdened resource, scientists said Monday.
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