Lake Mead just hit a new all-time record low — 1,040.5 ft, lower than any point since before Lake Powell even filled in 1957. Behind that number: marina crews dragging docks hundreds of feet across the desert floor, Boulder City fighting the federal government over a data center threatening its water and power, and Hoover Dam bracing for a 40% hydropower cut. #AureFreePress #Journalism #climatechange This is what the water crisis costs real people. Deep dive: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/Free_Press_Forever