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‘A silent surge’: While the newest omicron subvariant drives up COVID cases in Florida, effects are mild

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

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 · May 12, 2022

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.

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

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 Guardian - US · May 9, 2022

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

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · May 8, 2022

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

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · May 3, 2022

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 · May 3, 2022

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

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022