Leaking Las Vegas:

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Leaking Las Vegas: Lake Mead Water Levels Continue To Crash
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/14/2015 18:00 -0400

The last time we looked at Las Vegas water supply, the comments from professionals were "Vegas is screwed," and unless water levels in Lake Mead rise by 7%, "it's as bad as you can imagine." The bad news... Water levels in Lake Mead have never been lower for this time of year - and this is before the Summer heat seasonal plunge takes effect.

We noted previously, as with many things in Sin City, the apparently endless supply of water is an illusion.

America’s most decadent destination has been engaged in a potentially catastrophic gamble with nature and now, 14 years into a devastating drought, it is on the verge of losing it all.

“The situation is as bad as you can imagine,” said Tim Barnett, a climate scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “It’s just going to be screwed. And relatively quickly. Unless it can find a way to get more water from somewhere Las Vegas is out of business. Yet they’re still building, which is stupid.”
And things haven't improved at all...

Which as we concluded previously, is a grave concern:

"It's just going to be screwed. And relatively quickly," warns Tim Barnett, of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, telling The Telegraph, the situation in Las Vegas is "as bad as you can imagine". After a devastating, 14-year drought drained the reservoir that supplies 90% of the city’s water, the apparently endless supply of water is an illusion as Las Vegas population has soared.

As Barnett ominously concludes, "unless it can find a way to get more water from somewhere, Las Vegas is out of business. Yet they’re still building, which is stupid."

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-14/leaving-las-vegas-lake-mead-water-levels-continue-crash

[palani]

W.C. Fields: "Let 'em drink Scotch!!!"

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LAKE MEAD & LAKE POWELL WATER LEVELS KEEP DROPPING
Posted on 13th April 2015 by Administrator in Economy |Politics |Social Issues

http://graphs.water-data.com/lakemead/graphingengine.php?graphing=1

Lake Mead, the reservoir next to Hoover Dam, shrunk to 39 per cent of its capacity last year and was at its lowest level since the dam was built in the 1930s.

http://graphs.water-data.com/lakepowell/graphingengine.php?graphing=1

Something truly fascinating happens when the water levels drop at Lake Powell, an important waterway shared by Utah and Arizona.

The sandstone that surrounds the lake is a deep reddish color above the water line, but the minerals in the lake’s water turn the stone white, according to the National Park Service. Known as a “bathtub ring,” it provides an accurate reading for the water level using only the naked eye. The more white you can see on the sandstone, the lower the water level.

As is evident in the photos above, water levels have dropped significantly in Lake Powell – as they have all over the Colorado River Basin – since a widespread, long-term drought began in the West. These images, taken last week, show just how far below normal levels the lake has fallen.

For years, Lake Powell’s water levels have been dropping as the West dries out. Now, much of the river basin is in moderate to severe drought, with some areas in danger of falling into extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Late last year, National Geographic wrote about the lake’s decline. Tree-ring data showed the last millennium had droughts far worse than the West has experienced in the first 15 years of the 2000s. Scientists believe there’s another megadrought coming to the area, and by the year 2100, water levels in the Colorado River Basin will be even lower than they are now. Median estimates project 45 percent less runoff at that time than we’re seeing now, the report added.

Lake Powell serves as a water supplier for 40 million people in seven states, according to NBC News. The reservoir also keeps the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead from flooding.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3018740/Who-unplugged-drain-Drought-leaves-bleached-bathtub-ring-canyons-Colorado-River-reservoir-lost-4-4TRILLION-gallons-water.html

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Mexico has a bunch of snow and hail they're looking to get rid of currently.


Mexico – Chihuahua declares state of emergency in 16 municipalities

14 April 2015 – The governor’s office and the State Civil Protection Unit are issuing a declaration of emergency in 16 municipalities affected by snow and hail, said Chihuahua’s governor, Cesar Duarte Jaquez.

The head of the Mexican state said that several walnut groves orchards were affected, that while the moisture brings great benefits, there are areas where cold temperature has affected crops.


http://laopcion.com.mx/noticia/89175/tramita-chihuahua-declaratoria-de-emergencia-en-16-municipios

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Mexico has a bunch of snow and hail they're looking to get rid of currently.




http://laopcion.com.mx/noticia/89175/tramita-chihuahua-declaratoria-de-emergencia-en-16-municipios



Diverting CA.. who would think sinister...

[midnight rambler]

God is pissed off at the Vegas crowd.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrD6Qt7Bqvw