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Lake Powell reaches historic low levels as Colorado River is named the most endangered river in the United States
Daily News Lesson August 18 2022

What is happening to the Colorado River? New water restrictions underscore severity of climate crisis
Learn how droughts have pushed federal officials to impose new regulations on water use in the western U.S.
CORRECTION Western Megadrought Record
Daily News Lesson February 15 2022

Western states face challenging future amid the worst drought in more than 1,000 years
Hear how a historic drought in the U.S. West may affect life there in the future, and what can be done about it

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