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Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas show the future

When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city's first step is often to limit lawn watering and launch a campaign to encourage everyone to conserve. It might raise water-use rates or offer incentives for installing low-flow devices.

Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas show the future
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When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city's first step is often to limit lawn watering and launch a campaign to encourage everyone to conserve. It might raise water-use rates or offer incentives for installing low-flow devices.

Originally published at Phys.org

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