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Fed by melting snow
in the Rocky Mountains, warmer temperatures in recent years
have meant less snow, which means less river. You can tell how much less
by that big bathtub ring. The river flows south, quenching a few
American cities along the way, like Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Los Angeles. Oh, and almost six million acres
of farmland. By the time the Colorado River
reaches Mexicali, it looks like this. [man, in Spanish] It's been a long time
since we've had enough water
in the Rocky Mountains, warmer temperatures in recent years
have meant less snow, which means less river. You can tell how much less
by that big bathtub ring. The river flows south, quenching a few
American cities along the way, like Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Los Angeles. Oh, and almost six million acres
of farmland. By the time the Colorado River
reaches Mexicali, it looks like this. [man, in Spanish] It's been a long time
since we've had enough water
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Fed by melting snow
in the Rocky Mountains,
00:00:03.836 --> 00:00:07.339
warmer temperatures in recent years
have meant less snow,
00:00:07.423 --> 00:00:09.999
which means less river.
00:00:09.967 --> 00:00:12.072
You can tell how much less
by that big bathtub ring.
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The river flows south, quenching a few
American cities along the way,
00:00:18.142 --> 00:00:21.002
like Denver, Salt Lake City,
00:00:21.103 --> 00:00:25.107
Las Vegas, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
00:00:25.483 --> 00:00:28.999
Oh, and almost six million acres
of farmland.
00:00:28.986 --> 00:00:31.489
By the time the Colorado River
reaches Mexicali,
00:00:31.572 --> 00:00:32.698
it looks like this.
00:00:33.282 --> 00:00:36.066
[man, in Spanish] It's been a long time
since we've had enough water.
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Movie Summary
A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.