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Water level in Lake Mead, largest reservoir in the US, drops 150 ft in 14 years
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:18 pm
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A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible behind the Hoover Dam on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.
Gas pumps sit on a dock at the abandoned Echo Bay Marina on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A sign warning boaters of low water levels is posted near the Echo Bay boat launch on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Mead's Rock Island near the Lake Mead Marina on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the steep rocky banks of Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.
A boat is dwarfed by the tall bleached 'bathtub ring' on the rocky banks of Lake Mead on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
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It’s one thing to hear about the severity of the drought out West, but images of Lake Mead, on the Colorado River, show an unprecedented drop in its water level and hammer home the severity of the drought.
Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, is filled to only 40 percent of capacity. The 14-year drought in the area surrounding the Colorado River basin has resulted in an astounding 150-foot drop in water levels.
The bleached “bathtub ring” visible on the banks of Lake Mead towers more than a hundred feet over passing pleasure boats. “To see it in person is simply jaw-dropping, ” said photographer Justin Sullivan, who captured these powerful images.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible behind the Hoover Dam on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.
Gas pumps sit on a dock at the abandoned Echo Bay Marina on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A sign warning boaters of low water levels is posted near the Echo Bay boat launch on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Mead's Rock Island near the Lake Mead Marina on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the steep rocky banks of Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.
A boat is dwarfed by the tall bleached 'bathtub ring' on the rocky banks of Lake Mead on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
This post was edited on 5/16/15 at 9:19 pm
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Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:19 pm to Street Hawk
Ok
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:20 pm to Street Hawk
An Inconvenient Truth
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:20 pm to Street Hawk
Global warming obviously.
Republicans are to blame
Republicans are to blame
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:21 pm to Street Hawk
Someone needs to clean that tub. It's disgusting.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:22 pm to Cosmo
I was there in 2008 and the ring was "only" 30 feet tall.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:22 pm to Cosmo
Correct and Upvoted.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:22 pm to Street Hawk
Caesar's fountains use a lot of water. Bellagio's show is eating up the rest.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:23 pm to Cosmo
Why dont we just fill it back up
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:27 pm to kywildcatfanone
Bellagios fointains are filled by a natural spring under the casino.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:28 pm to Street Hawk
What is the second largest reservoir?
Maybe the folks over at that reservoir have been springing leaks in the Hoover Dam so they can get the new notoriety.
Maybe the folks over at that reservoir have been springing leaks in the Hoover Dam so they can get the new notoriety.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:30 pm to kywildcatfanone
Water all those golf courses in the desert
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:31 pm to TT9
Yep. Up voted as well.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:33 pm to Street Hawk
Blame vegas
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:34 pm to Street Hawk
Where did it go?
It's on earth somewhere, right?
Wouldn't melting icebergs help with water?
BTW, biggest polluters on earth are communists.
It's on earth somewhere, right?
Wouldn't melting icebergs help with water?
BTW, biggest polluters on earth are communists.
This post was edited on 5/16/15 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:34 pm to Cosmo
So global warming causes the sea levels to rise AND lake levels to fall???
We so fricked
We so fricked
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:35 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Its climate change. Covers everything.
Did you know that the climate on this planet hadnt changed for a billion years until people showed up? We are pests on this planet.
Did you know that the climate on this planet hadnt changed for a billion years until people showed up? We are pests on this planet.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:36 pm to Street Hawk
maybe we should stop building cities in a freaking desert. Especially cities that have an expectionally high demand for water.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:42 pm to Street Hawk
A guy called into Howard Stern back in the 90s. He was water skiing at night and the water level was low. He didn't see a fence post in the water. He nailed it and it ripped off his penis. He said he was left with a nub.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:44 pm to Street Hawk
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