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The Sunday Story: Parched

2023/5/21
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Cameron Donnarumma
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Curtis Hyde
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Guillermo Flores
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Jean Zai
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Michael Elizabeth Sackis
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一位专注于电动车和能源领域的播客主持人和内容创作者。
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Pete Valley (Big Elvis)
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Rachel Martin
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Michael Elizabeth Sackis: 科罗拉多河正面临前所未有的水资源短缺,这主要归因于持续的干旱和气候变化。米德湖和鲍威尔湖的水位降至历史低点,对依赖科罗拉多河的七个州和30个土著部落的饮用水供应和农业生产造成严重威胁。解决这一危机需要采取多方面的措施,包括海水淡化、废水回收和改变农业灌溉方式。作为一名在科罗拉多州长大的人,她对科罗拉多河水危机有着深刻的个人情感,并致力于通过报道唤起公众的关注和行动。 她走访了科罗拉多河的源头,亲眼目睹了这条曾经奔腾的河流如今已萎缩成涓涓细流的景象,这让她更加深刻地认识到水资源短缺的严峻性。她还前往拉斯维加斯,探究这座沙漠城市是如何应对水资源短缺问题的。 Rachel Martin: 作为节目的主持人,她强调了科罗拉多河对美国西南部农业和数千万居民生存的重要性,并引出了对科罗拉多河水危机的讨论。 Pete Valley (Big Elvis): 他作为拉斯维加斯长期居民,分享了他对拉斯维加斯过去水资源丰富和人们对节水意识淡薄的回忆,这与现在拉斯维加斯面临的节水挑战形成了鲜明对比。他表达了对拉斯维加斯节水努力的认可和自豪。 Cameron Donnarumma: 他作为拉斯维加斯水资源浪费调查员,详细描述了他在日常工作中发现和处理水资源浪费行为的过程,以及他对节约用水的执着和责任感。他强调了户外灌溉是拉斯维加斯消耗科罗拉多河水资源的主要方式,并呼吁公众提高节水意识。 Jean Zai: 她作为拉斯维加斯居民,表达了她对拉斯维加斯强制拆除草坪政策的不满,但她同时也承认节约用水的重要性。她认为,虽然减少浪费是必要的,但强制拆除草坪并非解决问题的最佳途径。 Curtis Hyde: 他作为一名景观设计师,分享了他多年来参与拉斯维加斯草坪拆除项目的经验,以及他对节水措施的看法。他认为,拉斯维加斯在节水方面的成功经验可以为其他城市提供借鉴,并鼓励其他城市学习拉斯维加斯的做法。 Guillermo Flores: 他作为百乐宫喷泉的潜水员,解释了百乐宫喷泉不使用科罗拉多河水,而是使用地下水,并强调了喷泉的水循环利用系统。他认为,百乐宫喷泉的用水量比高尔夫球场少,并非造成水资源浪费的主要因素。

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The Colorado River, vital to the American Southwest, is facing an unprecedented water crisis due to a prolonged mega drought and climate change. Lake Mead and Lake Powell, crucial reservoirs, are at record lows, threatening water supplies for millions and vast farmlands.
  • Colorado River's importance to agriculture and millions of people
  • Lake Mead and Lake Powell at near record lows
  • Water crisis threatens drinking water and farmland

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The Colorado River has more dams on it than any other river in the United States. They were built to harness water high in the mountains and across the arid desert so people could build cities, industries and farms. But the visionaries of the past didn't account for the kind of population growth the southwest has experienced, and they didn't make a plan for what to do if there wasn't enough water to go around. Now, as the region suffers through a second decade of a mega drought, residents are scrambling to find solutions that will preserve their way of life. Today on The Sunday Story from Up First, we head to Las Vegas, where water conservation has a new starring role. This episode comes from a new podcast from Colorado Public Radio and reporter Michael Elizabeth Sakas. It's called Parched.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)