These photographs, taken by Jennifer Pitt at the Environmental Defense Fund, illustrate the truly dramatic changes happening near the Colorado River Delta. Until March 25th, 2014, large swaths of the river channel were just sand. Now, an entire generation is meeting its river for the first time.
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Monitoring the Pulse of the Colorado River
Now in its 14th day, the historic pulse flow coursing through the Colorado River Delta toward the sea is under the careful watch of dozens of scientists who fan out across the landscape to measure and track its vital signs – from flow rates and salinity levels to seed dispersal by native cottonwoods and willows. The goal is… Read more »
Will the Colorado River Delta Pulse Flow Make it to the Sea?
One of the big unknowns of the pulse flow of water currently working its way down the channel of the Colorado River in its delta is whether that water will reach the sea. The mouth of the Colorado River drained historically into the Upper Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), a unique body of water that Jacques Cousteau called… Read more »
Historic water release brings surge of joy to Colorado River Delta
Historic water release brings surge of joy to Colorado River Delta ALONG THE RIO COLORADO – They came to see the river return, a half-century after U.S. dams kept it from flowing into Mexico. “Since I was a kid, my father told me that long ago there was water, but I do not remember that,”… Read more »
Even the mightiest rivers have to begin as a small trickle. Check out the leading edge of the pulse flow. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)