Why does this keep happening?
Lake Mead represents the country's largest water reservoir and is formed by the Hoover Dam. The lake has dropped to just 27 percent of its capacity this year,, affecting the livelihoods of millions of people across seven states since the lake serves as a major drinking source for the Southwest.
The connected Colorado River has also sustained massive losses amid the ongoing megadrought, with the US Bureau of ReclamationIt's a horrid vision of what's still to come as temperatures keep soaring summer after summer. Who knows what receding shorelines will unearth next.
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