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    Mitch Tobin – September 30, 2019
    
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    Data viz: surveying Colorado River Basin maps
    
    Mitch Tobin – September 9, 2019
    
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    EcoWest Visualizations – August 19, 2019
    
    This map shows total rain and snowfall in the contiguous United States, every month from 1981 to the present. The map's color…
    
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    Map: weekly drought reports
    
    EcoWest Visualizations – August 19, 2019
    
    This map depicts data from the National Drought Mitigation Center. Drought intensity categories are based on numerous indicators and local reports from…
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As 2020 kicks in, historic Colorado River Drought Plan will get its first test

Fresh Water News - February 8, 2020

This year, the first-ever Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan is set to launch, and water officials expect 2020 to bring unprecedented changes to the way the river is run, including cutbacks in water use by some states.