(Natural News) America’s largest reservoir is drying up fast, which could make states like Nevada, Arizona and California, and parts of Mexico, no longer livable in the not-too-distant future. Lake Mead, which generates just under 40 percent of Las Vegas’ power supply via the Hoover Dam, currently sits at just under 1,044 feet. It is less […]

(Natural News) Water levels in Lake Mead reached historic lows this week, with a measurement of 1,044.03 feet marking its lowest reading since the lake was first filled 150 years ago. This places the country’s biggest reservoir in the worrying position of approaching “dead pool” status, which occurs when the reservoir becomes so low that […]

(Natural News) Colorado River reservoirs are now at very low levels, to the point that major water cutbacks are necessary to reduce the risk of supplies reaching perilously low levels. During a Senate hearing in Washington, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton said federal officials believe that protecting “critical levels” at Lake Mead and Lake […]

(Natural News) LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — For the first time since Lake Mead was filled in the 1930s, it is now below 30% full. (Article by Duncan Phenix republished from 8NewsNow.com) According to the Bureau of Reclamation’s weekly report for the Lower Colorado River water supply, Lake Mead’s at 29% capacity. Upriver Lake Powell is currently […]

(Natural News) The water levels at both Lake Powell and Lake Mead have reached new lows as the drought season in the western U.S. intensifies. The reduced water levels at Lake Powell threaten the Glen Canyon Dam’s electricity generation, which can produce enough power for almost half a million American homes. In fact, the U.S. […]

(Natural News) Mandatory cutbacks pose a major challenge for Arizona farmers next year as the federal government declared water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, reducing water allotments for some states and Mexico. This declaration by the Bureau of Reclamation has been anticipated for months. It was triggered by the spiraling decline of […]

(Natural News) Two large water reservoirs in the western U.S. hit record lows after a decline of more than two decades. Water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both on the 1,450-mile Colorado River, fell to their lowest in June 2021. Due to the dwindling water levels, the federal government said it plans to […]

(Natural News) Drought conditions this year have been so bad that water coming from the Colorado River has dropped to below-average levels, jeopardizing the two largest man-made water reservoirs and threatening water shortage in several western states. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) conducted a simulation study calculating future water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead as water […]

(Natural News) Everyone knows how important water is to sustain life, but we’re about to find out how important water is to sustain American life as we know it.  Weather patterns and conditions have been changing for years throughout the American West — no, not due to “human-caused climate change,” but just normal, evolutionary climate […]