Just three years ago, persistent drought and overuse were rapidly tanking Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir. The federal Bureau of Reclamation had issued an ultimatum to Arizona, California ...

Lake Mead falls to lowest level since Hoover Dam's construction as "apocalyptic" heatwave and drought hit parts of US.

If you look at the last century in New Mexico, stretches of higher temperatures have lengthened; heat waves are hotter and ...

reached startlingly low levels in the summer of 2022 following years of drought. However, levels have since begun to recover. At the time of writing, Lake Mead's water levels were 1,068.23 feet ...

File photo: Low water levels due to drought are seen in the Hoover Dam reservoir of Lake Mead near Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 9, 2021. The recent wet conditions over California allowed for some ...

Lake Mead and Lake Powell could be in for another record year for low water levels as a snow drought persists throughout the Western U.S. With minimal snowfall in the last two months, the Colorado ...

Just three years ago, persistent drought and overuse were rapidly tanking Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir. The federal Bureau of Reclamation had issued an ultimatum to Arizona ...

This year's storms won't erase looming drought worries across the entire southwestern U.S., experts fear. Of particular concern are the giant reservoirs of the Colorado River basin, Lakes Mead and ...