Study: Farms, Hydropower At Risk In West’s Changing Climate

DENVER (AP) – The federal government says climate change could upset the complex interplay of rain, snow and temperature in the West, potentially hurting food production, the environment and hydroelectric power.
A U.S. Bureau of Reclamation report released Tuesday says some areas could get less snow and more rain, which would reduce the amount of water in reservoirs when farmers need it to irrigate.
The report says reservoirs could lose more water to evaporation because of high temperature