The Next Energy Crisis Could Be a Water Crisis

The Next Energy Crisis Could Be a Water Crisis

Strategic shortfalls? Maybe in getting cobalt out of the Congo or rare earth powders from China or natural gas from Russia or oil from the Persian Gulf? Or maybe something closer to home. Thanks to climate change (yes, just say it and hope the big boss doesn’t hear you), temperatures have risen, and rainfall patterns have changed dramatically. As an example of the consequences, the Colorado River’s flow has diminished and Lake Mead, its principa…

Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles

NEVADA Lake Mead hits new low BOULDER CITY — Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system. Water levels at the reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border outside Las […]

Largest US reservoirs hit record lows as experts warn of Colorado River crisis

Los Angeles: Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs of the United States on the Colorado River, have both fallen to record-low levels since they were filled, according to federal data. US water officials and experts said the declines are increasing risks to water supplies, agriculture and hydropower across the Southwest. Lake Powell fell to 3,519.91 feet (about 1,072.869 meters) above sea level on Saturday, according to provisiona…

Lake Mead Hits New Record Low as Colorado River Crisis Deepens

Lake Mead water levels over the past six years. Photo: LakeLevels.info As the water crisis in the Colorado River deepens, Lake Mead becomes ever more shallow. The United States’ largest reservoir recorded a new low water level of 1,040.5 feet (317.14 meters) around August 7, 2026, breaking the prior record from July 2022. Since then, the level has continued to steadily drop, sitting currently at 1,039.95 feet (316.976 meters) at the time of writ…