This Dusty ole Dust... The west is drying up

"So long, it's been good to know yuh.
This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home,
And I got to be driftin' along." - Woody Guthrie

Are you one of the 25 million who depends on Lake Mead or Lake Powell for your electricity or your water?

Researchers at San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggest that Lake Mead faces a 50% chance of drying up by 2021 if the drought continues and water use keeps rising.

By 2017 Lake Mead will likely not be able to produce hydropower any longer.

Lake Mead and Lake Powell are both half full.

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