The western US is running out of water. What happens next? – Stateside with Kai and Carter

Thanks to pollution, overpopulation and nan ambiance crisis, Earth is facing a terrifying caller crisis: an irreversible 'water bankruptcy'. Now, fights complete h2o person ramped up crossed nan world, including successful nan US west. Host Carter Sherman speaks pinch Guardian utmost upwind correspondent Gabrielle Canon astir nan conflict complete nan early of nan Colorado River Basin, whose h2o sustains immoderate 40 cardinal group crossed 7 states – but is now drying up. Gabrielle precocious rafted down nan basin's past 'wild' river, nan Yampa. Damming aliases diverting nan Yampa could bring nan westbound immoderate much-needed hydration. It whitethorn besides devastate nan immense earthy ecosystem that relies connected nan river's free-flowing waters. Also: Carter and Kai Wright respond to nan decease of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham

• Gabrielle Canon’s communicative connected nan Yampa River

• Guardian stories connected Lindsey Graham:

  • Analysis connected Graham arsenic dealmaker

  • The scramble to switch Graham

  • Lindsey Graham successful his ain words