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Water shortages may be worse than anticipated

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Water shortages may be worse than anticipated
Water shortages may be worse than anticipated

Water shortages in western states may be worse than predicted.

New models just released indicate Lake Powell and Lake Mead are 12% more likely to fall to critically low levels by 2025 than they projected in the spring.

This is likely because of the dry summer we had.

WATER SHORTAGES IN WESTERNSTATES MAY BE WORSE THANPREDICTED NEW MODELS SHOW -LAKE POWELL AND LAKE MEAD ARE12% MORE LIKELY TO FALL TO"CRITICALLY LOW" LEVELS BY20-25 - THAN THEYPROJECTED IN THE SPRING.THE DRY SUMMER WE HAD - ISLIKELY THE CAUSE.THE V-A PULLS ITS COMPUTER

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