{
  "id": 386861,
  "title": "Lake Mead Hits Historic Low Water Level as Colorado River Struggles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/lake-mead-hits-historic-low-water-level-as-colorado-river-struggles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T04:03:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/ap/20260809-342574/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system.",
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/lake-mead-hits-historic-low-water-level-as-colorado-river-struggles",
        "published": "2026-08-08T16:07:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}