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Lake Mead to be dry by 2021...maybe?

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Based on models constructed from the analysis of historical records from the Federal Bureau of Land Reclamation, the researchers, Tim Barnett and David Pierce, say there is a ten percent chance the reservoir will be dry in 2014, and a 50 percent chance no water will be left by 2021.

Lake Mead was created by the Hoover Dam's blockage of the Colorado River. The river is fed by snow pack from Rockies, which has been decreasing. The dam, of course, was one of the prototypical mega engineering efforts of the 20th century and a symbol of how human ingenuity could conquer any obstacle, including supplying water to a city the size of Las Vegas in the middle of the desert.
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3 responses // Lake Mead to be dry by 2021...maybe?

  • A damn shame. I can't believe our selfishness will cost us this place that I (and so many others) love so much.
    lapedro
  • Hey, that's a prime location for new casinos! If the lake would hurry up and dry up, then the casino owners could purchase the land and build a new mega-resort-casino there.

    Steve Wynn already created a huge lake in front of the Bellagio...maybe he can find a way to bring Lake Mead back but just on a smaller scale? Like, in the front of the casino.

    Paging Steve Wynn...paging Steve Wynn.
    bobdobalina
  • http://www.thinkwelldesign.com/img/masterplanning/Large...
    maybe the site could be used for a giant indoor ski mountain - imagine, a year-round Tahoe!!!!
    BubbaParisFan

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