In The News: Department of Geoscience
The Las Vegas strip was hit with flash floods following thunderstorms and heavy rain showers on Thursday night
Airports, parking lots, and the entire Las Vegas Strip, which houses some of the world’s most famous casinos and hotels, were flooded Thursday night.
Across the western United States, many areas are drying up, and Lake Powell and Lake Mead continue to reach historic lows.
At the end of June, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) gave the seven states along the Colorado River 60 days to make serious cuts to water usage or the bureau would do it for them.
Dramatic before-and-after photos of Lake Mead are providing visual evidence to the alarming rate in which the water levels at the largest reservoir in the country are receding.
Dramatic before-and-after photos of Lake Mead are providing visual evidence to the alarming rate in which the water levels at the largest reservoir in the country are receding.
Twenty-nine states are under excessive heat warnings today as the Southwest suffers through record drought. ABC News’ Christie Ileto has the latest.
The lake, which provides 40 million Americans with water, has reached its lowest levels since the lake was created in the 1930s and has been exacerbated due to climate change.
Making the most of already mined elements can help meet future demand while reducing carbon emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions from global mining and resource extraction result in up to £2.5tn ($3tn) in damages worldwide every year, according to a new study.
More human remains were discovered at Lake Mead at the weekend, less than a week after a barrel containing a possible murder victim was discovered at the body of water located near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ambitions to start a uranium industry on American soil are being reawakened - but so are fears of the pollution the industry is bringing.