{
  "id": 5277634,
  "title": "New Mexico’s largest reservoir plunges to just 1.4% full",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/new-mexicos-largest-reservoir-plunges-to-just-1-4-full",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:44:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260902234454.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico’s largest reservoir, plunged to just 1.4 percent capacity in July 2026 after years of extreme drought and record early snowmelt. The dramatic decline exposed long-submerged debris and underscored the growing strain on Rio Grande water supplies used by farms in New Mexico and Texas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}