Experts: No short-term answers to problem of drought, water shortages

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said that 90% of the western U.S. is currently under some level of drought and that Arizona is “on the front lines of this mega drought.” The Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommitee hearing on the drought and Western water resources comes as Colorado River reservoirs are at historic lows. (Kimberly Silverio-Bautista/Cronkite News)

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said that 90% of the western U.S. is currently under some level of drought and that Arizona is “on the front lines of this mega drought.” The Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommitee hearing on the drought and Western water resources comes as Colorado River reservoirs are at historic lows. (Kimberly Silverio-Bautista/Cronkite News)

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