Is Colorado On Its Way to A True Water Crisis?
Colorado was lucky to have a particularly wet winter in 2023, meaning water runoff from the mountains is really strong right now. But does that mean we can stop worrying about the Colorado River and that pesky 20-year megadrought? KUNC reporter Luke Runyon has a new podcast out, “Thirst Gap,” exploring the precarious state of our water supply. So producer Paul Karolyi sat down with Luke to talk about the new podcast, the latest politics of water at the Capitol, and the prospect of another hot, dry summer.
Paul mentioned some New York Times coverage that addressed recent developments with the Colorado River, and you can subscribe to “Thirst Gap: Learning to Live With Less on the Colorado River” wherever you listen to podcasts.
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