August 16, 2021. The Bureau of Reclamation, the federal agency responsible for managing the Colorado River, issues the alert: for the first time, the situation of shortage is officially recognized in the lower basin, which includes California, the Arizona and Nevada.
The level of Colorado falling inexorably for several decades, this decision was expected. But how did we get here?
In this 1st episode, Alexis Buisson, correspondent for The cross in the United States, takes us to the top of the famous Hoover Dam, to the beaches of Lake Mead, and to the small town of Bullhead City, Arizona.
What happens when one of the largest rivers in the United States disappears? What are the economic, social, environmental and political consequences of this drying up? Is it possible to save a river of this size?
During a road trip sound, Alexis goes to meet elected officials, entrepreneurs, citizens, environmental activists, Native American tribes and scientists to find the answers to these questions. Find a new episode every Friday, all summer, from Friday July 8th.
Colorado, the river that refuses to die is a new season of “This is America,” a podcast brought to you by The crossin partnership with the information site for the French in the United States, French Morningand the university program Alliance (Columbia University, Ecole polytechnique, Sciences Po, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne).
