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How climate change is impacting snow melt

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Just like water managers here in Idaho, officials in the seven states that use the Colorado River are turning their eyes to the mountains to get a sense of the summer water supply. That river gets two-thirds of its water from snow in Colorado, which is just starting to melt.

KUNC's Alex Hager follows the springtime flows for the Mountain West News Bureau.

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