"The changing climate is partly to blame for reduced water, but the human footprint and over-harvesting of water and hydro electricity are significant concerns that will continue to grow as more people migrate to the region and if people continue to use water with reckless abandon."

"What I do know, and what I can say confidently is that we, as a society, have more information, observations, modeling, and insights into our climate and global systems than we have ever had at any point in history, so if we're going to solve this problem, I think now is the time to go after it."