The Desert Southwest Still Facing Drought

BOULDER CITY, NV - SEPTEMBER 1: The Colorado River (bottom of the picture) flows into Lake Mead (now at 47% capacity) as viewed from a United Airlines Airbus A319 commercial flight flying at 37,000 feet on September 1, 2023, near Boulder City, Nevada. The Colorado River, flowing from Colorado's Rocky Mountains through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California, is heavily dependent on a winter snowfall that was mostly below average this year. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)