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Nation's Largest Reservoir Drops To Lowest Water Level Ever

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 28m ago
721 distinct posts / 48h, matching Water 539 Level 79 Ever 76 Lowest 43 Reservoir 27
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5h ago The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed the UK is officially the world’s dampest desert. Three-quarters of the nation has been plunged into drought, despite the fact it… -2.5
6h ago We knew this was going to be a tough year given the winter. 96% of PNW is in drought; some areas in severe drought, we were anticipating this was going to be a very tough year. 63% of the nation's… -5.0
8h ago www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u... Reis Thebault Gifted Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir and a vital source of water for more than 25 million people across the Southwest, has dwindled to i… ×6 -6.0
10h ago 🌐 WorldSignal Germany's Rhine Drought Hits Economy Hard Germany's inland waterways transport 5% of the nation's goods. The critically low Rhine water level is exacerbating economic challenges. ×3 -4.5
12h ago Heatwave after heatwave after heatwave and fires everywhere: where are the emergency meetings, crisis management teams, and addresses to the nation?? apnews.com/article/euro... -5.0
17h ago What does a nation do when its PM not only ignores climate change but sets out policies that will make wildfires, drought, biodiversity loss, heatwaves, smoke much worse? How do we put our “elbow… -7.0
18h ago Korean Pro Baseball Season to Resume Tuesday after Pausing for Heat Wave https://www.byteseu.com/2263051/ Photo : YONHAP News The pro baseball season will resume Tuesday with games at five stadiu… +2.0
21h ago Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir and a vital source of water for more than 25 million people across the Southwest, has dwindled to its lowest levels ever as the region struggles through a … ×6 -7.0
1d ago "In expanding Luton Airport, Brits committing to an expansion in greenhouse gases that’s equivalent to African nation of Estwatini, population 1.2 million... for 12,000 jobs & £1.5 billion... annou… -4.0
1d ago Drought is the problem today for every nation. That causes wildfires all over the planet and lack of good drinking water. The DUPLICATION LAW is a natural law that can create rain all over the plan… ×4 -3.5
1d ago Field-proven flood protection: Kadena AFB (typhoon zone, 110K sq ft). Sacred Heart Philippines (tropical storms, 70K sq ft). Cherokee Nation (20-yr leak, sealed first application). Hurricane Michae… +3.5
1h ago Typhoon Dolphin has triggered flood and landslide warnings in China. Louisiana officials confirm five deaths from flesh-eating bacteria. Japan reports nearly half of its religious corporations face… -7.5
1h ago I live in the largest county in the United States. I get weird alerts. I just received an urgent flash flood warning for an area over 150 miles away. -2.0
2h 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… ×5 -7.0
7h ago Lake Mead drought Largest reservoir in the country ×2 -6.0
14h ago Hits to Europe’s economy from this summer’s extreme weather are already 100B’s of euros. You might expect damage to be largest in the yr the extremes happen and then fade. But impacts grow over the… -6.0
15h ago A Dutch bank has estimated that the damage caused by increased levels of heat and drought will shrink Europe's economy by 1%, costing about 180 billion (with a b) euros. The largest factor being "p… -2.5
1d ago Canada wildfires reach level 6 as blazes become uncontrollable. Scientists relocate Florida coral to combat extreme heat. Teddy Bridgewater announces retirement from the NFL. Statistics Canada repo… ×2 -1.5
1d ago Translation: the world is on fire. The June heat wave cost Germany 6.3 billion Euros. Meanwhile the six largest oil companies are on track to double their record-breaking first qtr profits in 2Q 20… -6.0
1d ago the way the drought is changing agriculture in the Italian north, where everything was designed on the assumption of a stable level of the largest Italian river, the Po - now no longer such ×2 -4.0
1d ago Climate change is bringing drought and more intense fires. We had to plan our trip around the largest two in central and southern CO, the Elk Fire and the Gold Fire. The Watch Duty app kept us up-… -3.5
1h ago Indonesia Drought Reveals Submerged Village in Karian Reservoir -3.5
2h ago Special Weather Statement issued August 10 at 7:23PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO At 723 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Queens Reservoir to 8 mile… -2.5
3h ago Severe Thunderstorm 13 Miles SW of Merritt Reservoir or 35 Miles SW of Valentine Moving E At 30 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail. Locations Impacted Include Merritt Reservoir, Highway 97 Crossing… -3.0
4h ago Puerto Rico water crisis! 🇵🇷💧 BBC reports authorities started 48-hour rotating water shutoffs for 180,000+ properties as severe drought depletes the Carraízo reservoir. Aging infrastructure loses 6… ×2 -6.5
5h ago There may not be a 'drought' but things are not OK. The Union Canal is at a lower level than many have seen, 10-12" or so below normal, equating to around 1/4 of its capacity. The feeder reservoir … ×3 -4.0
5h ago Severe Thunderstorm Over Silver City or 8 Miles N of Hill City Moving E At 35 MPH. Large Hail. People & Animals Outdoors will Be Injured. The Storm will Be Near Pactola Reservoir, Silver City & Mys… -5.0
5h ago Severe Thunderstorm Over Silver City or 10 Miles N of Hill City Moving E At 35 MPH. Large Hail, 60 MPH Wind Gusts. People & Animals Outdoors will Be Injured. The Storm will Be Near Silver City & My… -6.5
6h ago It did rain more last year. Do you tenth b bet 75 and 76 (I do). All the reservoir were full by Xmas 76. I'm not denying climate change, but I'm also not getting hysterical over this drought. We ha… ×2 -0.5
9h ago Thistles,Ragwort and Willowherb are keeping the #butterflies fed at Stanford Reservoir. See ALT @butterfliesonfilm.bsky.social . We need to note what survives in drought and take that into account … +2.5

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