Topic: megadrought

Dead fish on the dry lake bed of Little Washoe Lake on July 15, 2021 in Washoe City, Nevada. According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife, the lake dried up because of prolonged drought. Water levels were also adversely affected by a 2017 storm that washed out a diversion on Brown creek. (David Calvert/Getty Images)

The Great Salt Lake's looming die-off

Eric Schank
A water main manhole cover in a street in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

Thirsty future for the American West

Alexandra Tempus - FairWarning
(NASA Goddard/YouTube)

US faces historic megadrought

Joanna Rothkopf