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Water in this California reservoir will fall so low that its hydro-power plant will shut down for the first time
CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Jun 18, 2021 | 02:03 am
Water in a key California reservoir will fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state's already-taxed electric grid.
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Californians asked to cut back power use during extreme heat
CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Jun 18, 2021 | 01:46 am
With millions of Californians set to experience a heat wave in the coming days, the operator of the state's power grid issued an alert that called for residents to conserve electricity on Thursday.
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The West is experiencing its worse drought in 20 years
CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Jun 17, 2021 | 14:53 pm
Vast swaths of the West are experiencing a historic and unrelenting drought, the worst in the region in at least 20 years.
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The shocking numbers behind the Lake Mead drought crisis
CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Jun 17, 2021 | 12:52 pm
The United States' largest reservoir is draining rapidly. Plagued by extreme, climate change-fueled drought and increasing demand for water, Lake Mead on Wednesday registered its lowest level on record since the reservoir was filled in the 1930s.
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Climate crisis is taking these farmers' most valuable resource
CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Apr 21, 2021 | 17:43 pm
A historic 20-year megadrought, fueled by the climate crisis, is reducing the supply of water for some Arizona farmers.
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