Unprecedented #water decline

Two major #US #reservoirs are at record lows, careening toward a point where they will no longer be able to meet the #power needs for millions of people

#LakePowell, the 2nd-largest reservoir in the US, provides water & #electricity to millions in the West. It has now has shrunk to its lowest level on record, in the latest sign of the alarming crisis unfolding on the #drought stricken #ColoradoRiver.

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #USpolicy
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