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Lake Mead's concerningly low level prompts National Park Service action
With reduced supply, Lake Mead’s elevation is dwindling. At the end of May, the reservoir sat at just 1,057 feet above sea ...
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Low water levels at Hoover Dam, Glen Canyon Dam threaten power supply
the massive Hoover Dam can't generate more power. But it doesn't have to get that low to cause problems. Its power output is already down 36% due to the current water level, and there's a chance ...
Lake Mead water crisis: “We’re kind of on a knife’s edge between being OK and being in very scary, catastrophic situations”
The largest reservoir in the US is under threat again, with low runoff and rising temperatures raising the risk of supply ...
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What record-low water levels at the Hoover Dam reservoir look like from space
She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. The US’s largest water reservoir, Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam, is in very ...