The Colorado River provides water to seven states, contributing to an estimated $1. 4 trillion in annual economic activity. But decades of decline, record-low snowpack and shrinking reservoirs have pushed the system toward crisis, with Lake Powell nearing levels that could threaten hydropower pr...
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-23/the-water-crisis-reshaping-the-american-west-video)