Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday, raising new concerns about a source of power millions of
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday, raising new concerns about a source of power millions of
It comes as hotter temperatures and less precipitation leave a smaller amount flowing through the over-tapped Colorado River.
A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. West rely on for electricity.
It comes as hotter temperatures and less precipitation leave a smaller amount flowing through the over-tapped Colorado River
The second-largest reservoir in the U.S. dropped to a historic low as a climate-fueled megadrought continues in the nation’s West. Lake Powell, which sits on the border of Utah and Arizona, fell below 3,525 feet for the first time since the reservoir was filled more than 50 years ago to create the Glen Canyon Dam.