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Lake Mead is barreling faster than ever toward ‘system crash,’ top experts say
The Colorado River Basin faces a complete 'system crash' with minimal hope that a wet winter will prevent a worst-case scenario, according to experts in a new academic paper. Lake Mead is depleting rapidly, signaling an accelerating crisis.
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