Glen Canyon dam suffered damage river outlet works, pipes that release water damaged. Limiting release capacity. Increasing the challenge of water management
No "other side" to #ClimateChange, but recent drops in water level @ Lake Powell give new views of the Cathedral in the Desert @ #GlenCanyon. Again. 😰 Spectacular.
May be selfish but I'm glad to see some of these vistas revealed. I hope that efforts to address #ClimateChange also preserve more of nature in the American southwest (canyons, clean air) and elsewhere.
After reading #DesertSolitaire by #EdwardAbbey & then #MonkeyWrenchGang in '76, we rafted through #Canyonlands in southeastern #Utah. After 8 days of lazily floating under the massive sandstone canyons, we arrived at the confluence of #GreenRiver & #ColoradoRiver & witnessed the immense rapids actively carving the heart of #CataractCanyon. Mind blown & then after the final set of rapids we arrived at a drowned #GlenCanyon 💔 making me a life-long lover of free rivers. 😢 #LakePowell can suck it.