{
  "id": 16028816,
  "title": "Surprising new pattern of groundwater loss may signal a turning point for the Colorado River Basin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/surprising-new-pattern-of-groundwater-loss-may-signal-a-turning-point",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T09:18:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Science",
    "slug": "live-science",
    "url": "https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/surprising-new-pattern-of-groundwater-loss-may-signal-a-turning-point-for-the-colorado-river-basin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "During an intense drought from 2020 to 2022, the Upper Colorado River Basin lost far more groundwater than the Lower Basin did, despite having much higher natural recharge.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}