AI Models Map the Colorado River’s Hard Choices

# AI Is Helping Settle the Colorado River Crisis by Showing Exactly What Each Water-Sharing Option Will Cost The Colorado River, which supplies water to 40 million people across seven states, is running dangerously low due to drought and climate change, and the states can't agree on how to divide what's left. AI tools are now running thousands of simulations to show water managers the precise consequences of different decisions—like how much power won't be generated or which farms won't get water—making it easier to compare options and make hard choices. While AI can't magically create more water, it's making the painful tradeoffs much clearer than before.