"Dead pool" threat at lakes Mead and Powell after 22-year drought on Colorado Plateau
Posted by Badlands Journa... on Sunday, 15 May 20225-15-22
5-15-22
The Conversation
Climate Crisis: Hoover Dam’s Lake Mead, Water and Electricity Source for West, May become a Dead Pool
By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona
Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the phrase “dead pool.” It sounds ominous. And it is.