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Another Major US River Running Dry Leaving Millions Facing Water Crisis - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
newsweek.com · 2026-10-06
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Another Major US River Running Dry Leaving Millions Facing Water Crisis - Newsweek
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More than one paper fits the article's details, and none fits well enough to single out. Checking claims against the wrong study would be worse than not checking them at all.
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A study published this month in Agricultural Water Management
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a November 2025 study in Discover Water led by Brian Richter
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Claim 1 of 8Not checkedThe Rio Grande has faced some of the most significant water shortages in the western United States, which could leave millions of locals without drinking water.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedaround 15 million people rely on it for drinking water
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Claim 2 of 8Not checkedThe river has lost around 85 percent of its historic flows due to overuse and major droughts for several years, according to the World Wildlife Fund.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedaround 85 percent of its historic flows
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Claim 3 of 8Not checkedThe New Mexico Office of the State Engineer said the Rio Grande's reduced flows are occurring in the context of a changing climate and prolonged drought conditions.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 8Not checkedA study published this month in Agricultural Water Management said climate change has intensified drought propagation and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, creating severe challenges for agricultural production and water resource management.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 8Not checkedA November 2025 study in Discover Water led by Brian Richter said irrigated agriculture accounts for 87 percent of direct water consumption in the Rio Grande basin.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated87 percent of direct water consumption
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Claim 6 of 8Not checkedThat same study warned that without a substantial reduction in water consumption, all remaining water stored in New Mexico reservoirs could be gone in one or two low-runoff years.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedone or two low runoff years
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Claim 7 of 8Not checkedTexas' 2027 State Water Plan projects existing water supplies could decline by about 10 percent between 2030 and 2080, with shortages reaching 3.6 million acre-feet per year by 2030 and 5.8 million acre-feet per year by 2080 if drought conditions recur.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedabout 10 percent; 3.6 million acre-feet per year by 2030; 5.8 million acre-feet per year by 2080
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Claim 8 of 8Not checkedThe OSE said it expects approximately 25 percent less water in the Rio Grande by 2070.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedapproximately 25 percent less water by 2070
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Betting the farm while irrigation supplies dwindle
Discover Agriculture · 2025 · Crossref
The Nextflow nf-core/metatdenovo pipeline for reproducible annotation of metatranscriptomes, and more.
2025 · Europe PMC
Author response for "Looks can be deceiving: discordances in phylogeny and morphology within loricate choanoflagellates"
2025 · Crossref
Plenary Abstracts Session & Oral Presentations
2025 · Europe PMC
Overconsumption gravely threatens water security in the binational Rio Grande-Bravo basin
Discover Water · 2025 · Crossref
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