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Lake Mead reached its lowest water level in 90 years as the Colorado River struggles amid drought. The crisis threatens water supplies for millions in the Southwest.
Lake Mead reached its lowest water level in 90 years as the Colorado River continues to decline. The crisis affects water supplies for millions of people across the Southwest and threatens agricultural and municipal systems that depend on the reservoir.
This is a slow-motion disaster that's been visible for years. Drought, climate, and demand have collided for long enough that we're now seeing record lows instead of just concerning lows. The Colorado River Compact that divides water between states was written in a wet year and has never been renegotiated. As supplies shrink, the legal framework that governs who gets water becomes inadequate. This is infrastructure failure in real time—the system was designed for a water abundance that no longer exists.
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