Dr Jack Schmidt
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“Even if we had the ultimate gangbuster year,”
Dr Jack Schmidt · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Dr Jack Schmidt noted that even an exceptionally high runoff year would not solve the crisis.
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The Guardian
“we would still not get out of the crisis we’re in.”
Dr Jack Schmidt · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Dr Jack Schmidt explained that strong runoff alone cannot rescue the basin from its current crisis.
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The Guardian
“If we have another mediocre year of runoff – not an excessively low year, just a mediocre year – we’d go over the cliff,”
Dr Jack Schmidt · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Dr Jack Schmidt warned that even a mediocre runoff year would push the reservoir system over the cliff.
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The Guardian