Friday, July 16, 2021

Officials Pull ‘Emergency Lever’ as Lake Powell Plunges Toward Dangerous New Low

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The latest megadrought alarm bell just went off in the West. The Bureau of Reclamation began emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream in the Colorado River this week in an effort to keep Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, full enough to continue to generate hydroelectric power.

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Source: https://gizmodo.com/officials-pull-emergency-lever-as-lake-powell-plunges-1847308190
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