{
  "id": 399379,
  "title": "Lake Mead plummets to historic low water level as Colorado River struggles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/lake-mead-plummets-to-historic-low-water-level-as-colorado-river",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T18:05:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/lake-mead-record-low-water-level-colorado-river"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Levels at reservoir along Arizona-Nevada border dipped below previous record set in 2022, amid water crisis in west Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, the latest sign of a deepening water crisis in the American west. Water levels at the reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border outside…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}