<--thread, Western US water crisis worse than thought Nasa study finds dramatic loss of underground water in Colorado River Basin The water crisis in the south west of the US is likely to worsen according to a new study carried out by the American space agency and University of California. Research has found that the Colorado River Basin, the prime source of water in the region, is being sucked dry. full http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10989695/Western-US-water-crisis-worse-than-thought.html