Peter Gleick5d ago

Lake Powell on the Colorado River is set to receive 13% of its normal spring runoff, the lowest amount from upstream snowmelt on record.
#climatechange
#water

https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/09/lake-powell-forecast-water-flows-record-low/

Lake Powell forecast to receive 13% of its usual flows, new report shows

Lake Powell helps pace the flow of water to millions of people. It currently holds 23% of its capacity, and the low inflows won't help.

The Colorado Sun
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎4d ago
@petergleick @User47 I am heartbroken. I love that lake.
Show threadJL Johnson 4d ago
@mlanger @petergleick Too bad everyone downstream of Vegas couldn’t bother to be as water conscious as them. Feels weird to praise a city of excess but apparently they are AWESOME with water management
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎4d ago

@User47 @petergleick I know that in some places they make certain water-saving activities — like watering plants with household gray water — illegal. That doesn't help.

And do we really need so many golf courses?

Show threadJL Johnson 
@mlanger @petergleick That's a no for me. But the billionaires disagree and everyone knows they get to call the shots even though there are way more of us than them.....
May 11 at 2:16pmWeb
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎4d ago
@User47 @petergleick They need to play cowboy golf out in the desert where the cart is a horse and the golf bag is a jeans leg sewn closed on one end with a strap attached. Now THAT'S a challenge.