The West’s largest water reservoir is so low, sunken boats can be seen
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A decades-long megadrought has drained Lake Mead by 70%, exposing sunken boats, dead water intakes, and a bathtub ring now nearly 19 stories tall. CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir travels to the West’s largest reservoir as the states that depend on the Colorado River face a reckoning over who gives up their share first. 0:00 Lake Mead has drained 70% 4:48 The fight for Colorado River water 2:51 Arizona is facing massive water cuts 4:32 Can conservation help? 5:47 Lake Powell may not survive For more of this, subscribe to stream on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4zpecHE #ClimateChange #Drought #News
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