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Grand Canyon: bigger than life: a new IMAX film captures the experience of rafting the Grand Canyon while illustrating the threats facing this fragile landscape.(Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk)
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National Parks
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March 22, 2008
- Author:
- Kirkwood, Scott
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The Grand Canyon is one of the icons of the National Park System, and the Colorado River, which flows through it, is also a chief source of water for much of the country. Unfortunately, a growing demand for food and water and a severe drought in recent years have taken a toll on the river, leaving an impact on the canyon. And things aren't expected to improve anytime soon. A February report issued by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography calculates a 10 percent chance that Lake Mead will run dry in six years and a 50 percent chance it will be gone by 2021, unless some serious changes take place. To address these serious issues, director Greg MacGil ...