Denise Gutzmer
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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
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Lake Powell, Mead drop to historic low, signaling major water crisis
An unprecedented low in combined storage in Lake Powell and Lake Mead has broken the previous record low set in 2023, according to a report from the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University.
Both Lake Powell and Lake Mead were extremely low as of July 12, with a combined storage of about 12.67 million acre-feet. The last time the combined storage of these reservoirs was this low was in 1957, during construction of Glen Canyon Dam.
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https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/colorado-river-basin-crisis/?mc_cid=89bf720e14&mc_eid=09d267fb36