Hoover Dam Crisis: Lake Mead Hits Record Low, Threatening 40 Million Americans

Lake Mead has fallen to its lowest water level on record, placing millions of Americans at risk of water shortages, higher electricity costs and possible power outages. The reservoir, formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, stood just below 1,040 feet above sea level Tuesday, according to the Daily Mail. […] The post Hoover Dam Crisis: Lake Mead Hits Record Low,…