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Low Lake Mead reveals prehistoric volcanic ash, potential risks, study says

LAS VEGAS — Boats and bodies aren’t the only things revealing secrets at Lake Mead.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022

Where the Colorado River crisis is hitting home

A reckoning has come for cities and farms in the desert Southwest that were built to rely on the Colorado River.

WEKU · Sep 22, 2022

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 · Sep 22, 2022

Several parts of the world are in drought — revealing hidden treasures in dried-up riverbeds

Severe conditions have revealed some incredible hidden treasures and pieces of history — from a World War II bomb to fossilised dinosaur tracks.

ABC News · Aug 27, 2022

Grown kids recall Vegas dad whose bones ID'd from Lake Mead

The identification of bones found in May on the receding shoreline of Lake Mead has resurfaced family memories of a 42-year-old Las Vegas father believed to have drowned 20 years ago

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Body linked to brutal Mafia murders found in drought-stricken lake identified

Since May this year, due to falling water levels in the drought-stricken Lake Mead, US, a number of bodies and human remains have been discovered and linked to a string of grisly mafia murders

Daily Mirror · Aug 25, 2022

Set of remains found in Lake Mead identified as man who drowned 20 years ago

Human remains that surfaced in the drought-stricken Lake Mead earlier this year have been identified as a man believed to have drowned 20 years ago.

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

Lakes and rivers in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, China and US run dry as drought and water shortages grip Northern Hemisphere

Images from across the Northern Hemisphere reveal the impact of severe drought and water shortages, but it is especially stark in Europe.

ABC News · Aug 20, 2022

EXPLAINER: Winners, losers in water cuts for Western states

People in Arizona and Nevada won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite water shortages on the Colorado River

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

US government steps in over drought-savaged Colorado River with water cuts for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico

Lake Mead and Lake Powell at historic lows, with combined 28 per cent capacity

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022