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The Colorado River flows just west of Moab, UT towards its confluence with the Green River in Canyonlands National Park. Snowpack in southern Utah was low this winter, but much of the upper Colorado River Basin had snowpack levels closer to average.
Caroline Llanes
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Hydrologists say that hotter temperatures have been drying out soils and vegetation in the west, leading to less water flowing to rivers and streams when snow melts.
  • On today's newscast: A few hundred protesters gathered yesterday at Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs for the May Day National Day of Action, highlighting concerns over cuts to public programs and the targeting of immigrants; a new report shows the Trump administration's plans to repeal clean-energy tax credits could increase energy bills for households; and while snowpack was near normal for much of the upper Colorado River Basin this winter, drought forecasters say the spring runoff will be well below normal. Tune in for these stories and more.
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