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An abandoned old power boat juts upright from the cracked mud like a giant tombstone. Its epitaph might read: Here lay the waters of Lake Mead.

The Independent UK

Drought-stricken Lake Mead’s receding waters reveal a sunken WWII-era vessel

LOS ANGELES — In recent months, falling water levels at Lake Mead have revealed multiple bodies, including the skeletal remains of a probable homicide victim found in a barrel, and sunken pleasure boats.

Los Angeles Times

Mega drought in US spells trouble for Hoover Dam reservoir

Millions of gallons of Colorado River water hurtle through the Hoover Dam every day, generating electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes.

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It’s such a strange thing to see’: Photos show Lake Mead on the verge of becoming a ‘dead pool’

The sun began to set but the temperature hovered around 106 degrees. I was there to document one of the latest objects to emerge from Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, serving the needs of some 20 million people in the Desert Southwest.

Los Angeles Times

As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to ‘act now’

With the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs continuing to drop to new lows, the federal government has taken the unprecedented step of telling the seven Western states that rely on the river to find ways of drastically cutting the amount of water they take in the next two months.

Los Angeles Times

Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears ‘moment of reckoning’

LOS ANGELES — As the West endures another year of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change, the Colorado River’s reservoirs have declined so low that major water cuts will be necessary next year to reduce risks of supplies reaching perilously low levels, a top federal water official said Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas store sells ‘corpse water’ after drought uncovers bodies in Lake Mead

Water not actually lake, however

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Bodies of Mafia murder victims 'rising' from lake they were dumped in due to global warming

WARNING: This article contains distressing content as water levels at Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, are dropping to new lows amid a megadrought impacting parts of the US.

Daily Record

Bodies of brutal Mafia murder victims 'rising' from lake they were dumped in

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Water levels at Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, US, are dropping to historical lows amid a megadrought impacting parts of America - causing long-hidden bodies believed to be connected to the mob to surface

Daily Mirror

As Lake Mead Dries Up, Bodies Of More Homicide Victims Are Likely To Be Found

A corpse stuffed in a barrel was discovered on the exposed floor of the manmade lake. The drought may bring more grisly finds.

Zenger

Amid severe drought, former Interior secretary calls for revamping Colorado River pact

LOS ANGELES — One hundred years after a landmark agreement divided the waters of the Colorado River among Western states, the pact is now showing its age as a hotter and drier climate has shrunk the river.

Los Angeles Times

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Vegas mob lore floats to the surface along with bodies at Lake Mead

The skeletal remains found in a barrel at Lake Mead earlier this month have captivated and horrified two distinct groups that typically do not have much in common: mob historians and climate scientists.

Los Angeles Times

What is dead pool? A water expert explains

Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the phrase “dead pool.” It sounds ominous. And it is.

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Daily Mirror

Mafia victims' bodies resurface as river dries up - including skeleton in barrel

Lake Mead in Nevada is quickly receding due to an historic drought with the skeletal remains of a gunshot victim already exposed. It is believed the reservoir was used to dump mob hits

Evening Standard

More human remains found in receding Lake Mead reservoir

‘There’s no telling what we’ll find in Lake Mead,’ says former Las Vegas mayor

The Independent UK

Bodies found in Lake Mead renew interest in Vegas mob lore

Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of Lake Mead

WEKU

Authorities find human remains in Lake Mead twice in one week

Lake Mead's falling water levels could lead to the discovery of more human remains in the reservoir, a police officer warns.

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Second set of human remains found in receding Lake Mead waters

The shrinking reservoir in Las Vegas gave up its second discovery just a week after a barrel was found containing a man’s body

The Independent UK

Investigators try to ID 2nd set of remains from in Lake Mead

A week after a decades-old body in a barrel was found in Lake Mead, authorities in Las Vegas are trying to identify a second set of newly discovered human remains

Los Angeles Times

More human remains found in Lake Mead, which continues to recede amid drought

LOS ANGELES — More human remains have been found in Lake Mead as the lake continues to recede amid drought conditions.

The Independent UK

Human remains in barrel from ‘1980s murder’ surfaces due to drought conditions at lake near Las Vegas

‘I would say there is a very good chance as the water level drops that we are going to find additional human remains,’ Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer said

Los Angeles Times

Skeleton in barrel revealed by receding waters of Lake Mead are of a gunshot victim, police say

Human remains revealed this week by sinking water levels in Lake Mead are likely of a gunshot victim, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

Federal water officials have announced that they will keep hundreds of billions of gallons of Colorado River water inside Lake Powell instead of letting it flow downstream to southwestern states and Mexico

The Independent UK

Cops: Body in barrel in Lake Mead was man who had been shot

Las Vegas police believe a body found inside a barrel in the newly exposed bottom of Lake Mead was that of a man who had been shot

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