“The common cause that we have to address is climate change induced lower flows,” commission Chair Anne Castle said. “That’s what we have to work on together. It’s not an enemy that we can defeat. It’s one that we have to live with.”
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Lake Mead will head into 2023 under a federal water shortage for the second straight year as the worsening drought continues to ravage the West.
Years of drought have left the Colorado River struggling to serve western states, as the federal government contemplates more restrictions.
Lake Mead is 29 percent full, the lowest level since it was originally filled more than 80 years ago
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