lake mead Lake Mead is dangerously close to becoming a "dead pool" Mark Frauenfelder

lake mead The "Monolith of Lake Mead" is a sunken speedboat sticking straight up out of the dry lakebed Jennifer Sandlin

crime As Lake Mead recedes, another body emerges Rob Beschizza

drought Lake Mead at 35% capacity – marking an all-time low Mark Frauenfelder

climate change New study shows that drought could shut down the biggest US Hydro Plants in the next few years Thom Dunn

water Lake Powell is approaching the line where Glen Canyon Dam stops making power Jason Weisberger

Science Brain-eating amoeba turns up in five western national parks Ellsworth Toohey

Water Wars The Colorado River's last buffers: officials juggle shrinking reservoirs to avoid system collapse Jason Weisberger

hot dam Hoover Dam could lose most of its power as Lake Mead plummets Jason Weisberger

History A 26,000-year monument hidden at Hoover Dam Ellsworth Toohey

Funny Finland has a tiny Finland-shaped lake called Neitokainen Popkin

crimes Two imbeciles indicted for gleefully damaging ancient rock formation on video Allan Rose Hill

Delightful Creatures California bears routine check-ins on humanity are leaving them unimpressed (video) Jason Weisberger

hobbies Man with magnet finds underwater safe packed with $100 bills Allan Rose Hill

Science California's amazing geographic oddities B.R. O'Deal

bigfoot Man seeks police authorization to shoot Bigfoot David Pescovitz

arizona An Arizona town's water is cut off due to drought, leaving folks scrambling to find another source Carla Sinclair

climate change Water futures are "going to be ugly" Elías Villoro

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn