Watersheds West: Running Dry

Watersheds West: Running Dry

From Western Edition by William Deverell

February 24, 2026 · 35 min · Season 5 · Episode 6

About this episode

This episode discusses the future of the Colorado River and the evolving priorities for water management in Southern California amid climate change.

This final episode of the season considers the future of the Colorado River and how our predictions and priorities for water management, specifically in Southern California, have shifted and must continue to shift in an era of climate change. To see images related to this episode, please visit dornsife.usc.edu/icw. Western Edition is hosted by William Deverell and produced by Avishay Artsy, Katie Dunham, Eryn Hoffman, Jessica Kim, and Elizabeth Logan. Western Edition is a production of the Hu...

People in this episode

Host: William Deverell

Topics covered

  • water management
  • climate change
  • Colorado River
  • Southern California
  • future predictions

Keywords

  • Colorado River
  • water management
  • climate change
  • Southern California
  • predictions

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Places: Colorado River, Southern California

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