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Western states divided on long-term Colorado River plans: Two groups of states in the Colorado River Basin propose competing long-term plans for addressing ...
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Western states divided on long-term Colorado River plans
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Max Verstappen not a Las Vegas fan: "Leaves me pretty cold": Max Verstappen can't do much with the hype surrounding the race in Las Vegas and just wants to drive ...
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Max Verstappen not a Las Vegas fan:
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The delicious schadenfreude of Burning Man: If any readers are having those September, back-to-work blues perhaps I might offer them a sure-fire palliative? Just ...
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The delicious schadenfreude of Burning Man
Quick Glance: Burning Man Exodus Begins After Flooding
  • About 30,000 people remain at the site, with some waiting for the burning of a large wooden effigy shaped like a man - the culmination of the self-sufficiency festival.

  • A statement from the Burning Man Project advises, "Take it slow and mind those directing traffic."

  • During the flooding, revelers were urged to conserve their food and water, and most remained at the site.

  • A rainbow appeared after rare rain turned the annual Burning Man festival site in Nevada's desert into a mud pit [Josh Lease/UGC via AFP].
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Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US: A historic heat wave that began blasting the Southwest and other parts of the country ...
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Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Tells Alex Jones That Burning Man Attendees Are ‘Brainwashed’
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Tells Alex Jones That Burning Man Attendees Are ...
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Vegas could break heat record as tens of millions across U.S. endure scorching temperatures
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Vegas could break heat record as tens of millions across U.S ...
Quick Glance: Heatwave Sweeps Across US: Record Temperatures Expected in Southwest
  • A prolonged heatwave is covering a large area of the US from California to South Florida.

  • The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for areas with approximately 100 million residents.

  • Las Vegas reached 108F (42C) on Wednesday and may reach its all-time high of 117F (47C) on Sunday.

  • Texas will experience heat index temperatures of up to 114F (46C).
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Burning Man attendees roadblocked by climate activists: ‘They have a privileged mindset’
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Burning Man attendees roadblocked by climate activists: ‘They have a ...
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Climate discourse: Peter and pyrotechnics: The philosopher Peter Sloterdijk deals with global warming and explores the possibilities of "energetic pacifism" ...
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Climate discourse: Peter and pyrotechnics
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Southern California’s new push to store water underground: A new water storage facility in the desert will bank supplies underground for Southern California in ...
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Southern California’s new push to store water underground
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Climate change could be Burning Man's ultimate undoing: Extreme rain and heat have already caused crises for the northern Nevada festival ...
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Climate change could be Burning Man's ultimate undoing
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Innovation in Germany: Making vacations more sustainable: The travel industry is blamed for many problems. Four innovative projects working on solutions.
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Innovation in Germany: Making vacations more sustainable
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Tahoe's snow season likely to shrink dramatically this century: As climate change takes hold, the Lake Tahoe area will see far less snow by the end of the ...
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Tahoe's snow season likely to shrink dramatically this century
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Do-or-die talks reach deal to keep Colorado River from going dry, for now: The agreement calls for the federal government to pay about $1.2 billion to irrigation ...
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Do-or-die talks reach deal to keep Colorado River from going dry, for now
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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that: The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change ...
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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that
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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that: The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change ...
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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that
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Biden administration restores Obama-era mercury rules for power plants, eyes more regulations in coming months
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Biden administration restores Obama-era mercury rules for power plants ...
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Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review
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Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning ...
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Drought may have doomed this ancient empire — a warning for today’s climate crisis
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Drought may have doomed this ancient empire — a warning for today’s ...
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Nevada approves $333 million natural gas plant as historic drought pressures state's power grid
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Nevada approves $333 million natural gas plant as historic drought ...
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See the fastest growing (and shrinking) U.S. states: The past few years have been especially turbulent for population trends.
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See the fastest growing (and shrinking) U.S. states
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Extreme heat brings misery to daily life in the Southwest: Las Vegas and Phoenix have always endured broiling summers, but the scale and duration of this heat ...
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Extreme heat brings misery to daily life in the Southwest
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Memorial service in Tabaquite for Las Vegas crash victim: Three months have passed since Nadine Janelle Ramnarine’s family found out that she had died in Las ...
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Memorial service in Tabaquite for Las Vegas crash victim
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Fintan O’Toole: All my life there have been climate warnings. We’re ingenious at ignoring them
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Fintan O’Toole: All my life there have been climate warnings ...
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🎧 What does a murder victim on the shores of Lake Mead tell us about Las Vegas’s past and its future? Find out on a special episode of our “Checks and Balance” ... Show more
What does a body in a barrel have to do with climate change?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, a special episode explores a Las Vegas ...
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What does a body in a barrel have to do with climate change?
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Death Valley isn’t immune to climate change: Death Valley, one of the most extreme places on the planet, is already seeing the impact of climate change ...
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Death Valley isn’t immune to climate change
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Nevada considers plan to restrict water use for Las Vegas residents : The bill would allow water managers to shut off water use for single-family residences in ...
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Nevada considers plan to restrict water use for Las Vegas residents
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America’s big shift to green energy has a woolly mammoth problem: Transmission lines in the US need to be increased threefold, but faces pushback from fossil ...
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America’s big shift to green energy has a woolly mammoth problem
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Renewable energy company threatens to sue Biden over endangered toad: The 60-day notice from a geothermal developer marks the latest high-stakes showdown between ...
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Renewable energy company threatens to sue Biden over endangered toad
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New law protecting Joshua trees imposes fees on developers: California has enacted the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, which is aimed at helping to ensure ...
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New law protecting Joshua trees imposes fees on developers
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Solar energy vs. Mojave Desert wildlife is a false choice: The argument that renewable energy harms wildlife has been dishonestly used by climate change deniers ...
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Solar energy vs. Mojave Desert wildlife is a false choice
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How to Save the Colorado River and the American West: The seven states that rely on the Colorado River for water are nearing a climate change crisis ...
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How to Save the Colorado River and the American West
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Drought and climate change in California - Apocalypse on the Colorado River.: The entire southwestern United States and 40 million people depend on the river ...
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Drought and climate change in California - Apocalypse on the Colorado ...
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Can Burning Man Pull Out of Its Climate Death Spiral?: Excessive heat, ever-fiercer storms, and a reliance on fossil fuels are becoming an existential crisis for ...
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Can Burning Man Pull Out of Its Climate Death Spiral?
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Burning Man sues Biden administration over geothermal project : The suit, filed in Nevada federal court on Monday, alleged that the BLM violated the National ...
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Burning Man sues Biden administration over geothermal project
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This heatwave is a reminder that grass lawns are terrible for the environment: Lawns and gardens account for 60% of household water use in arid areas of the US ...
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This heatwave is a reminder that grass lawns are terrible for the ...
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Natural vs. artificial: Which Christmas tree option is better for the climate?: Choosing a planet-friendly Christmas tree could get you on Santa's good list.
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Natural vs. artificial: Which Christmas tree option is better for the ...
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What Will Happen to Las Vegas if Lake Mead Water Level Gets Too Low?: "Dead pool conditions would mean the end of all electric production," climate scientist ...
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What Will Happen to Las Vegas if Lake Mead Water Level Gets Too Low?
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Excessive heat, ever-fiercer storms, and a reliance on fossil fuels are becoming an existential crisis for the yearly festival in the Nevada desert ... Show more

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Red Rebels take residents by surprise at Berkhamsted Castle: Extinction Rebellion campaigners morphed into Red Rebels encouraging everyone they encountered to ...
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Red Rebels take residents by surprise at Berkhamsted Castle
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🎧 What does a murder victim on the shores of Lake Mead tell us about Las Vegas’s past and its future? We investigate in a special episode of our “Checks and ... Show more
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How This Developer Is Tackling The Water Crisis —With Howard Buffett’s Help: Several years ago, I stood near a trailer park in downtown Las Vegas ...
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How This Developer Is Tackling The Water Crisis —With Howard Buffett’s ...
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The science behind California’s worsening heat waves, explained A late-summer heat wave has nestled itself into the California-Nevada border ... Show more
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Feds spend $2.4 million on cloud seeding for Colorado River: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation granted $2.4 million Thursday for cloud seeding in the Upper Colorado ...
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Feds spend $2.4 million on cloud seeding for Colorado River
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Feds spend $2.4 million on cloud seeding for Colorado River: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation granted $2.4 million Thursday for cloud seeding in the Upper Colorado ...
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Feds spend $2.4 million on cloud seeding for Colorado River
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In scorching Las Vegas, climate change takes a backseat for US midterm voters: In a series leading up to the US mid-term elections, CNA's Nick Harper looks ...
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In scorching Las Vegas, climate change takes a backseat for US midterm ...
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Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought: The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health ...
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Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought
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How California can break the Colorado River stalemate: The state should negotiate a long-neglected deal to share available water with Arizona and Nevada ...
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How California can break the Colorado River stalemate
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Analysis: More water cuts as the US adjusts to the climate crisis: The fear-inducing climate change stories are coming with more frequency and intensity ...
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Analysis: More water cuts as the US adjusts to the climate crisis
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Life gradually returns a year after fire chars Sierra Nevada: One year after a wind-whipped wildfire charred a craggy mountainside above Lone Pine, California ...
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Life gradually returns a year after fire chars Sierra Nevada
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In fast-warming Nevada, climate bill may not lift Democrats: As Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) makes her pitch for a new climate bill in Nevada ...
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In fast-warming Nevada, climate bill may not lift Democrats
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A year after wildfire disaster, life returns to California forests: In the Sierra Nevada, tiny flowers are growing, suggesting that signs of life are gradually ...
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A year after wildfire disaster, life returns to California forests
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Hoover Dam Brings Electricity to 1.3 Million—It's At Risk of Shutting Down: The reservoirs powering the dam might fall too low next year to power the dam.
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Hoover Dam Brings Electricity to 1.3 Million—It's At Risk of Shutting Down
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‘A living spirit’: Native people push for changes to protect the Colorado River: As climate change and overuse threaten the Colorado River, Native American ...
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‘A living spirit’: Native people push for changes to protect the Colorado ...
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In Pics - Hit by drought, Las Vegas lake spits up skeletons of mafia victims: Climate change is wreaking havoc on our planet. Heatwaves, toxic air ...
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In Pics - Hit by drought, Las Vegas lake spits up skeletons of mafia ...
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Lake Mead’s vanishing waters give way to grisly discoveries during a lengthy drought
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Lake Mead’s vanishing waters give way to grisly discoveries during a ...
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Adele says Las Vegas cancellations made her a 'shell of a person': Adele has said that the reaction to her postponement of her residency in Las Vegas left her a ...
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Adele says Las Vegas cancellations made her a 'shell of a person'
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Drought exposes Sin City's darkest secrets.

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Why Democrats are spending millions on climate ads: They hope the issue will persuade crucial voters after the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Why Democrats are spending millions on climate ads
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Climate change will make it hard to predict the amount of snow and water will be availability in the future: Study
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Climate change will make it hard to predict the amount of snow and water ...
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Life gradually returns a year after fire chars Sierra Nevada: One year after a wind-whipped wildfire charred a craggy mountainside above Lone Pine, California ...
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Life gradually returns a year after fire chars Sierra Nevada
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Car smashes into cannabis dispensary in Nevada: A vehicle smashed into a cannabis dispensary near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, after an elderly woman failed to place it ...
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Car smashes into cannabis dispensary in Nevada
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As drought diminishes Lake Mead, Americans’ climate anxiety grows: For decades, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam has been a recreational haven for ...
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As drought diminishes Lake Mead, Americans’ climate anxiety grows
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Bodies Pulled From Parched Lake Mead Stir Wise-Guy Ghosts of Las Vegas: As climate change fuels grim discoveries across the West, Las Vegas is awash in bets on ...
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Bodies Pulled From Parched Lake Mead Stir Wise-Guy Ghosts of Las Vegas
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A body in a barrel, ghost towns, a crashed B-29: What other secrets are buried in Lake Mead?
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A body in a barrel, ghost towns, a crashed B-29: What other secrets are ...
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Las Vegas: Watery graves starting to cough up Sin Citys darkest secrets: In a grueling decades-long drought, Lake Mead is drying up and its receding waters are ...
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Las Vegas: Watery graves starting to cough up Sin Citys darkest secrets
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The Bodies Are Piling Up in Lake Mead: Third body found in three months at Lake Mead by paddleboarders. Southwest megadrought and climate change has resulted in ...
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The Bodies Are Piling Up in Lake Mead
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Are rising water prices amid the Western megadought inevitable? Yes, but it's complicated, experts say
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Are rising water prices amid the Western megadought inevitable? Yes ...
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What ancient underwater food webs can tell us about the future of climate change: What a tangled web we weave. When it comes to the impact of the climate crisis ...
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What ancient underwater food webs can tell us about the future of climate ...
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Bodies in Lake Mead: Lake dries up and rolls up old mob cases: The water level of Lake Mead near Las Vegas is dropping due to extreme drought ...
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Bodies in Lake Mead: Lake dries up and rolls up old mob cases