River@Risk

The world's rivers, future sources of conflicts
4-On the Road

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Grand Canyon fire hazard

The north rim of the Grand Canyon is much less visited than the southern side. The area is very dry and forest fires have destroyed large parts of the area.

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20091105-_MG_2082Large areas of the Kaibab forest on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon have been destroyed by fire.

The backside of the Hooverdam

On the backside of the Hoover Dam it is clearly visible how much the water level of Lake Mead has gone down in recent years. Due to a decade-long draught, levels in the Colorado have kept sinking.

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North Rim Grand Canyon

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Johannes at the North rim of the Grand Canyon.

Ronald at work

2009-11-05_MG_1982Ronald at the parking lot of the Hacienda hotel after a successful phone call. This hotel on the shore of Lake Mead is the closest hotel and casino to the Hoover Dam in Nevada.

Arrival in LA

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We arrived in LA. The road trip starts tomorrow. Second stop: Hoover Dam.

Desert and Water, from the air

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The first views of a desert lake, from our KLM flight to LA.