Bathtub rings lay exposed like ribs of the emaciated Lake Mead, a small snapshot of how climate change and a persisting drought have taken their toll on the Colorado River. With water levels continuing to drop at the Hoover Dam, the federal government declared the first water shortage at Lake Mead on Monday, Aug. 16. Stephen Wilcox remembers a time when water levels weren't only plentiful, but overflowing. CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP “The sound was thunderous. Water crashing over the
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‘A fantasy of water’: Old footage shows Lake Mead at its height
