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Experts Warn Lake Mead's Record-Low Path Threatens Water For Millions 'So Farmers Should Begin Planning Accordingly'

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation projects the water level at Nevada's Lake Mead will hit a record low of 1,041.05 feet within two years, reports Newsweek. Activists warn that steps must be taken now to avert a catastrophe.

Benzinga

Life at 115F: a sweltering summer pushes Las Vegas to the brink

Record heat is killing hundreds in Clark county. But one of America’s fastest-growing metro areas just keeps getting bigger

The Guardian - US

As the Colorado River shrinks, federal officials consider overhauling Glen Canyon Dam

LOS ANGELES — The desiccation of the Colorado River has left Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, at just 23% of capacity, its lowest level since it was filled in the 1960s.

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As talks on Colorado River water falter, US government imposes new restrictions

LOS ANGELES — After Colorado River Basin states failed to meet a deadline for emergency drought reductions Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced new emergency water cuts for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico as the nation’s two largest reservoirs decline to perilously low levels.

Los Angeles Times

Tensions grow over lack of a water deal for the shrinking Colorado River

LOS ANGELES — Two months ago, federal officials took the unprecedented step of telling the seven states that depend on Colorado River water to prepare for emergency cuts next year to prevent reservoirs from dropping to dangerously low levels.

Los Angeles Times

A Utah town is running dry. Its solution stoked an age-old water war

Cedar City proposes to pump water from valleys outside the county, a plan opponents fear would irreversibly harm delicate ecosystems

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