The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis
2023年2月25日 · The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose...
How did Lakes Mead and Lake Powell nearly go dry? - The Colorado …
2023年11月19日 · Historic drought, poor planning, competing political agendas and climate-change denial contributed to dangerously low levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell, experts say. What’s being done to reverse the damage? Blue Mesa Reservoir on the Gunnison River photographed on Nov. 13.
Historic Lake Mead drought leads to disturbing discoveries on dried up …
2022年10月27日 · Lake Mead's water levels have reached historic lows due to a drought from the Colorado River. Climate experts and local officials tell "Impact x Nightline" that discoveries like this are going to become more common as the drought gets worse.
Is the Colorado River Drying Up? - Newsweek
2023年1月25日 · Since the summer of 2022, water levels in Lake Powell have been steadily declining. Water levels are now at 3,524 feet above sea level, just 24 percent of its full storage capacity. The reservoir...
DRIED UP: Threats to Colorado snowpack pose risks far downslope - The Hill
2022年11月4日 · Ian Sidwell adjusts a hose at the Vail Mountain Resort in Vail, Colo. Newer snowmaking technology is allowing ski areas to be more efficient with energy and water usage as climate change threatens...
DRIED UP: Lakes Mead and Powell are at the epicenter of the ... - The Hill
2022年8月11日 · Nowhere is the Southwest’s worst drought since the year 800 more evident than Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the pair of artificial Colorado River reservoirs whose plunging levels threaten major...
The historic deal to save the Colorado River, explained | Vox
2023年5月23日 · Last summer, the Colorado River system was headed toward collapse. Its reservoirs were at historic lows and sinking dangerously close to “dead pool,” at which point water can no longer pass...
The latest on the Colorado River and Lake Mead report
2022年8月16日 · An extraordinary drought in the West is drying up the Colorado River and draining the nation’s largest reservoirs – Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
8 Lakes and Rivers That Are Drying Up - Treehugger
2022年7月25日 · The Colorado River, Lake Mead, and Lake Powell have all been consistently dwindling for decades. The same phenomenon is plaguing parched regions of Central Asia, Africa, and South America.
Why Is the Colorado River Drying Up? - Newsweek
2022年12月20日 · Lake Mead could reach 992 feet by the end of July 2024, according to a two-year "probabilistic projection" of the Colorado River system by the Bureau of Reclamation. This is the U.S....