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'Unprecedented drought conditions': More than 500 data centers across Nevada, California, and Arizona could feel the pinch as the iconic Hoover Dam potentially loses 40% of its power output because of poor rainfall and abnormally low snowpack numbers

Drought driven water cuts are set to reduce Hoover Dam output significantly, forcing utilities to find replacement power amid raising regional costs.

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Hoover Dam’s power output could drop 40 percent this year under new plans to balance out record low snowpack

Federal officials have said they have no choice but to reduce water flows from Lake Powell, hundreds of miles upstream, to prevent another dam from shutting down

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"It was this dream song that just turned up as I was waking up one morning. It came to me fully formed." The story of the cinematic classic that kick-started Bob Mould's second life

Bob Mould spent much of 1991 on punishing tours in a bid to salvage his ailing career - then came the song that showed him the way forward

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“It was me digging in and lightening up. Cheap Trick’s In Color was a big touchstone for that record”: His first band inspired Nirvana but sold no records. His next band finally gave him the success he deserved

How Bob Mould wrote Sugar’s classic 1992 grunge-era anthem Hoover Dam

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I met Sam Altman in Texas. He’s turning the race for AI into a gigawatt arms race

In Abilene, I saw how tech companies like OpenAI are redefining the AI race—not in code or GPUs, but in industrial projects so massive they dwarf America’s biggest mega-builds

Fortune

7 facts to know about Lake Mead

LAS VEGAS — Among the sunken ships and undiscovered bodies at Lake Mead lies a boatload of rich history at one of the West's most popular outdoor attractions. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is America’s first and largest recreation area, offering swimming, boating, hiking, cycling, camping and fishing.

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Michael Hiltzik: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match

Arizona was girding for war with California over the Colorado River.

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Growing fears of ‘dead pool’ on Colorado River as drought threatens Hoover Dam water

LAS VEGAS — The Colorado River’s largest reservoirs stand nearly three-quarters empty, and federal officials now say there is a real danger the reservoirs could drop so low that water would no longer flow past Hoover Dam in two years.

Los Angeles Times

Can the Hoover Dam survive the drought?

Glen Canyon and the Hoover Dam are “not the whole story"

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Michael Hiltzik: California's water usage was built on a historic lie. The cost is now apparent

It's human nature to mark big-number anniversaries, but there's a centennial looming just ahead that Californians — and other Westerners — might not want to celebrate.

Los Angeles Times

Darren Clarke targets another jug as prolific Northern Irishman leads at Senior Open

WHEN you’re a prolific champion with 26 tour titles to your name, you need a mantelpiece about the same size as the Hoover Dam to display all…

The National (Scotland)

Officials investigate after fire, explosion at Hoover Dam

Officials say a fire at the Hoover Dam was isolated to the single area in an exceedingly rare case of a transformer catching on fire

The Independent UK

Transformer explodes at Hoover Dam, prompting emergency response; fire quickly extinguished

An explosion at the Hoover Dam has prompted an emergency response from a Nevada fire crew, authorities said Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles Times

Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt

A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished

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A transformer fire at Hoover Dam was quickly extinguished

A transformer exploded Tuesday at the landmark, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt and the cause of the incident is under investigation.

Los Angeles Times

Explosion at Hoover Dam prompts emergency response; fire quickly extinguished

An explosion at the Hoover Dam has prompted an emergency response from a Nevada fire crew, authorities said Tuesday morning.

The Independent UK

What is the role of the Hoover Dam?

The facility provides enough power for 8m people across Nevada, Arizona and California

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Hoover Dam explosion - live: Transformer fire sparked blast at hydropower plant on drought-stricken Lake Mead

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Explosion and fire reported at Nevada’s Hoover Dam

The Lower Colorado Regional Director at the Bureau of Reclamation confirmed that no visitors or employees were hurt in the explosion and fire

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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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