Lake Mead -the nation's largest water reservoir - is only at 40% capacity

[wackadoo wabbit]

7. But wait! There's more!

Lake Mead is the Colorado River reservoir for the Hoover Dam. In July, the water level at the Hoover Dam fell to the lowest level since the dam was constructed in the 1930s. (I don't know about since then, but I doubt that it's become significantly higher.)

What many people don't realize, however, is that the electrical output from the dam is partially based on the water level. And if the water level drops low enough, the dam's electrical output will need to be completely shut down.

So not only less water, but no electricity, too!

Twenty-nine million people get at least some of their electricity from the Hoover Dam.

Climate change is fun.