Water in the West: Bankrupt?
The climate crisis is making wild weather much more common. Since Sunday evening, we’ve seen all kinds of destruction in New Orleans as Hurricane Ida hit – winds, flooding, way too much water. And meanwhile, in America’s West, they’re dealing with fires and a historic drought – not enough water. And as the West gets drier and drier, how water is used attracts a lot of controversy.
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