Almost five years ago, the US economy was on the verge of collapse. COVID-19 had crossed our borders, the economy was shutdown (although to a different extent among states) and many observers, including Hydrowonk, dusted off the history books on the 1930s Great Depression to create crystal balls about our country’s economic future.
What happened? How did the Colorado River Basin states cope? What does this mean for addressing the challenges of an over-appropriated Colorado River?