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Lake Mead at Historic Low | Oakland News
Lake Mead just hit its lowest water level in nearly 90 years, signaling a critical crisis for the Colorado River system that powers and supplies 30 million people across seven U.S. states, tribal nations, and Mexico. Driven by prolonged drought, rising temperatures, and overuse, the river’s dwindling supply is hitting farmers, industries, wildlife, and hydropower generation hard. With states deadlocked on sharing the shrinking resource, federal officials have unveiled a temporary, flexible plan demanding cuts from Arizona, California, and Nevada—with deeper reductions possible if conditions…
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