Phoenix, Arizona: Now living on borrowed time?

 

Population:  Wikipedia

Headline and graph:  New York Times, 8/17/2026

Scott Dance and Mira Rojanasakul report:

Communities across the West have put drought plans into action and imposed restrictions on water use. At the same time, investments in water efficiency mean large cities like Phoenix are consuming as much water as they did when they were far less populous.

 

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