2023-07-01 16:01:00
40 million people affected
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The US lifeline is drying up: how drought is threatening the country’s Southwest
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Gigantic: The Hoover Dam, once a prime example of American engineering, is now a symbol of the country’s enormous problems.
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Around 40 million people in the American Southwest depend on the Colorado River to provide water for a vast region, large cities and farms. But the river continues to dry up. Politicians shy away from necessary but unpopular measures.
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New York. The Hoover Dam, less than half an hour outside of Las Vegas, has been part of the standard itinerary of a visit to the western United States for decades. The mega dam, more than 200 meters high and 380 meters wide, is considered a prime example of American engineering and American pioneering spirit. Its construction in the 1930s secured the supply of water and electricity for more than 20 million people in the western part of the country.
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