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Lake Mead hits lowest water level on record as Colorado River crisis deepens

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 39m ago
356 distinct posts / 48h, matching Lake 214 River 141 Colorado 44 Mead 23
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1h ago DTX issues Marine Weather Statement (MWS) at Aug 11, 12:38 AM EDT for Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI [LE] ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS... via IE… ×2 -2.5
1h ago Special Weather Statement issued August 10 at 9:43PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ At 942 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 20 miles northwest of Paloma, or 44 miles east of Martine… -3.0
1h ago Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 12:16AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI At 1216 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ottawa Lake, or 8 miles southeast of Bliss… -2.0
1h ago A Lake Travis High School student athlete suffered a serious health emergency on Monday during football practice. It's not yet clear what happened to that student, but there are worries about extre… -8.0
2h ago Severe Thunderstorm 7 Miles SW of Ottawa Lake or 8 Miles N of Swanton Moving E At 30 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail. Minor Damage to Vehicles is Possible. Expect Damage to Trees & Power Lines. … -3.5
2h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 927 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 11 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 14 miles south of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. NWS: TORNADO WARNING in this area til… -4.0
2h ago #NWS #tornado Tornado Warning for Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD #SDwx At 918 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 11 miles south of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph. … -8.5
2h ago NWS Alert> Confirmed Tornado 11 Miles S of Durkee Lake or 14 Miles S of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Damaging Tornado & Large Hail. Weather Spotters Confirmed Tornado. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehi… -4.5
2h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 918 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 11 miles south of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. -8.0
2h ago #NWS #tornado Tornado Warning for Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD #SDwx At 914 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 10 miles south of Fai… -7.0
2h ago NWS Alert> Confirmed Tornado 8 Miles S of Durkee Lake or 11 Miles S of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Damaging Tornado & Large Hail. Weather Spotters Confirmed Tornado. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehic… ×2 -4.0
2h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 914 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 10 miles south of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. -6.0
2h ago NWS Alert> Potential Tornado 7 Miles S of Durkee Lake or 10 Miles S of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Large Hail. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehicles will Occur. Locations Impacted Include Mainly Rural… -3.0
3h ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Durkee Lake or 5 Miles SW of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. This is A Destructive Storm for Faith. Large Hail, 60 MPH Wind Gusts. People & Animals Outdoors will Be Severely Inj… -8.0
3h ago #NWS #tornado Tornado Warning for Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD #SDwx At 908 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles west of Durkee Lake, or 8 miles southwest of F… -7.0
3h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 908 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles west of Durkee Lake, or 8 miles southwest of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. -6.0
3h ago NWS Alert> Potential Tornado 7 Miles W of Durkee Lake or 8 Miles SW of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Large Hail. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehicles will Occur. Locations Impacted Include Mainly Rural… -3.0
3h ago NWS Alert> Potential Tornado 7 Miles W of Durkee Lake or 7 Miles W of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Large Hail. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehicles will Occur. Locations Impacted Include Mainly Rural … -7.0
3h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 857 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles west of Durkee Lake, or 7 miles west of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. NWS: TOR… -6.5
3h ago Camp sunset. The lake itself seems like a decent water source (cleaner than the beaver ponds I've used in the past at least 😂😂) which is good because the drought means the stream I was going to get… -1.5
4h ago Lake Mead Plummets to Historic Low, 30 Million at Risk Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has dropped to its lowest water level since it was first filled nearly 90 years ago, a… ×2 -7.0
4h ago Severe Thunderstorm 8 Miles S of Lodgepole or 30 Miles SW of Lemmon Moving SE At 35 MPH. Large Hail, 60 MPH Wind Gusts. People & Animals Outdoors will Be Injured. Locations Impacted Include Bison, … -6.0
5h ago Severe Thunderstorm 6 Miles SW of Lodgepole or 32 Miles SW of Lemmon Moving SE At 35 MPH. 2" Hail, 60 MPH Wind Gusts. People & Animals Outdoors will Be Injured. Locations Impacted Include Bison, Me… -4.5
5h ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Argos or Near Plymouth Moving SE At 30 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Penny Size Hail. Locations Impacted Include Plymouth, Bourbon, Argos, Mentone, Tippecanoe, Etna Green, Hoffma… -2.5
5h ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Plymouth Moving SE At 30 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail. Locations Impacted Include Plymouth, Bourbon, Argos, Mentone, Tippecanoe, Etna Green, Hoffman Lake, Inwood, Atw… -3.5
5h ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Warsaw Moving NE At 40 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts. Locations Impacted Include Warsaw, Nappanee, Winona Lake, Ligonier, Syracuse, Albion, Milford, Topeka, N Webster, Millersburg… -3.5
5h ago NWS Alert> Potential Tornado Near N Judson or 9 Miles SW of Knox Moving E At 20 MPH. This Tornadic Thunderstorm will Remain Over Mainly Rural Areas of N Central Pulaski & SE Starke Counties, Includ… -4.0
5h ago New study in PNAS shows human-caused warming made the 2026 Western US snow drought 4x more likely, causing a 40 km³ deficit in snow water equivalent—equal to the full capacity of Lake Mead. tinyur… ×2 -5.5
6h ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Beaver, UT #UTwx FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The Cott… -4.5
6h ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Parker Canyon Lake Moving W At 20 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail. Locations Impacted Include Sierra Vista, Hereford, Parker Canyon Lake, Fort Huachuca, Ramsey Canyon Pr… -4.0

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T1 Lake Mead hits lowest water level on record as Colorado River crisis deepens weather_drought cnn.com parched, urgent, dire
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T3 Nation's Largest Reservoir Drops To Lowest Water Level Ever weather_drought iheart.com parched, alarming, exposed
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fear
T3 Nation's Largest Reservoir Drops To Lowest Water Level Ever weather_drought iheart.com parched, alarming, exposed
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fear
T3 Nation's Largest Reservoir Drops To Lowest Water Level Ever weather_drought iheart.com parched, alarming, vulnerable
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fear
T3 Nation's Largest Reservoir Drops To Lowest Water Level Ever weather_drought iheart.com parched, alarming, dire
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sadness