Formations in a Wyoming cave that are hundreds of thousands of years old are helping scientists better understand the climate crisis. The research is paired with information gathered from neighboring lake sediment to help inform climate modeling. Our partners speak with High Country News about their story on this paleoclimate research. Plus, federal officials say they have a tool at their disposal to force a significant amount of water conservation on Lower Colorado River users.

// Photo: Lower Colorado River basin users do not have to account for evaporation from Lake Mead, a fact that irks those upstream in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. (Luke Runyon/KUNC)

// High Country News: How a hidden cave can help scientists understand the climate

https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.9/climate-change-how-a-hidden-cave-can-help-scientists-understand-the-climate

// Aspen Public Radio: How a hidden cave can help scientists understand the climate

https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/environment/2022-09-23/how-a-hidden-cave-can-help-scientists-understand-the-climate

// KUNC: Federal officials set their sights on Lower Colorado River evaporation to speed up conservation

https://www.kunc.org/environment/2022-09-30/federal-officials-set-their-sights-on-lower-colorado-river-evaporation-to-speed-up-conservation