Lake Is Shrinking at an Alarming Rate 

We’ve been seeing this for years, but it’s like we don’t care.

20 years from now they will be having a video on how this is where the lake used to be and they're putting in a new subdivision with a brand new Walmart

This has been happening for a while, and now we notice.

It's all fun and games till you see underwater creatures walking on land because of this.

Building a lake in a dry desert and depending upon it for water. What could go wrong?

When the rich start being affected... that's when everything becomes "real" and not a hoax

Why don’t they seed the clouds like they did in Dubai?

21 years of drought? Doesn't seem like a drought anymore, the climate has changed.

Mankind turns desert into oasis.....then complains when Mother Nature reclaims it. It was hers to begin with. Trust me, she will win, every time.

Hey let's complain and be scared but yet take a boat ride on the lake.....

This has been happening for so long now. But nothing has been done at all to try to prevent any further issues

You know what they should do? Build more billion dollar casinos in the middle of deserts. 👍 👌

Hurricane Ida be like: Hey guys wanna watch me drown those in Lousiana?

Gotta love the end times

Eventually our technology will desalination saltwater more efficiently.

This is sick, I feel like apart of the problem as we all should and it truly makes me want to give my life back so the animals can keep their

It's literally in Arizona, a desert. Also maybe there's an opening in the lake where the water escapes from into another source

The end is near. Seems like it right? 🥺

hmm wonder if that lake is connected to a dam. I know this last winter my local government decided to keep all the dams open draining our reserves so they could cry about a drought they caused.

down 52 feet in 1 year? thats insane.

Jesus is coming soon friends REPENT be ready for his return, He's coming for his children HALLELUJAH 🙏🏾

its probably nestle with a gaint straw at the bottom of the lake stealing it for their bottled water. 😂

Imagine when other lakes dry up like this, all the litter and pollution it reveals

It’s almost as if people forget the earth goes through constant changes. ..

I just watched a movie where the whole world went insane because of droughts & lack of water 😐

21 year drought and yet everyone keeps moving there...

The Arizona slogan is "If we have 5 gallons lets build, build, build." The guarantee that new structures will have one hundred years of water is a damn joke. Casa Grande is going to be very sorry as well the town of Maricopa.

Environments change especially in a desert

21 years of drought:O

I feel like this is the 1st time they've actually reported on the news like this isn't the only problem going on in the US that's real

Honey I shrunk the Lake!

Lake Oroville is also at the lowest it has ever been.

Those water lines mark what's called 'full pool' and the lake was never kept at that depth anyways. Anyways, let's let in more immigrants, we clearly have enough resources for everyone!!

This breaks my heart bro, I used to visit this place and had owned a houseboat out here and its all fading as I grow up.

My pool has more water

Why don’t California stop taking the water from lake Powell and build a desalination plant. That’s what every others developed country has done. Why not the U.S in the state of California?

I love this lake. It’s a ton of fun. So sad to see it disappearing.

The water doesn't just stop existing, it evaporates so where the hell is all this water going? It's got to come down somewhere..

It’s because Utah is in a drought so they used water from Powell. It’s fine this happened all the time too

Lakes always shrink through Summer but 52 feet drop?! That's VERY concerning.

I mean that’s cool but did you know that 15mins of geico can save you 30$ on car insurance

"After 21 years" Him saying this shows no one cares about the earth until its to late.

Who would of thought a man made lake in the desert wasn't a good idea

I live here in Page Az and the lake is a couple min drive away. It’s weird to see it on the news and sad but business here is same as usual but multiple house boating companies have closed down due to the lake not high enough to reach the launch ramp

It's in a desert lol. I'm pretty sure it's a artificially made lake too

Could you imagine what would have to the Vegas strip if the hotels no longer had water?

Bad lands chugs struck again

Since I was a teenager they have been saying over and over the West has a major drought issue for years. But the government doesn't regulate all water business companies. This is a huge business that pays their unknown amount of taxes to the state and federal. If you look at old videos of Lake Mead water level it's all the same cause it is during the summer heat. They never report during the winter season.

Don’t panic. You can get a Tesla and the problem is solved.

And people will STILL say climate change isn't real. In 2021 we've seen so many affects of climate change. Infact we saw them way earlier, but ignored them until they started to directly affect us way harshly and way more constantly.

Hopefully some drought busting rain will come soon

It's so messed up how we have to deal with. Better change before it's too late!

Impressive place 🧡

Its those dam fish drinking all that water😡

Praise Jesus Christ

This Comment Represents MY Acknowledgement of this Problem & DEEPEST CONCERN for NOT ONLY Our Species but ALSO EVERY OTHER Species on this Planet. If a Tree Falls and NO ONE is around to Hear it, Sometimes EVENTUALLY Someone Notices but JUST BECAUSE You Didn't Hear or See the Tree Fall STILL Doesn't MEAN THAT WE CAN'T TEACH about the Tree Because WE CAN & SHOULD.

The earth goes through its natural cycles

It amazes me that people believe that the earth should be static and never change , the planet has been changing since the day it coalesced into a ball of rock and will continue to change until it is swallowed by the sun

I really feel bad for the next generations, they will probably won't see the beauty of nature 🤦🏻‍♂️

what happens if you dump a ton of water into it?

It's alright. 70% of earth is water.

All this technology and we still can't purify ocean water and run pipelines to low reserves🤔

God is good repent Dios los ama God is coming Dios viene

Plot twist: someone drank all of the water while no one was looking and that's why its losing so much water.

Global Freezing has caused the glaciers to grow and more rain. It’s a worldwide issue. Hopefully it warms up soon.

Heading there tomorrow. Will let you all know if it’s worth going back!!

When Greta was talking you guys told her to shut up.

I visited Lake Powell in the mid-90's and it was at high levels then. I was shocked and dismayed to see these pictures. They need to suspend all recreational vehicles in the lake until further notice. "But that'll hurt our tourism," they'll cry. Yeah, it will - but there may not be any Lake Powell in a couple of years. I know folks will get mad about this, but the SW United States is a major contributor to climate change. Too many people living along the west coast abusing the water supply they DO have, just so they can have "green grass" in their desert communities. We've visited NM, CA, AZ, UT, NV, CO and they waste their water like crazy. They flood their sports fields each night with tremendous amounts of water. Vegas does the same thing with their golf courses. We visited Santa Fe, NM and all their creeks, streams, rivers were just dirt. We were driving to Hoover Dam and were shocked to see how low Lake Mead was - the boat ramp was almost a mile long until it reached the lake. Right next to Lake Mead was a small community called Henderson. It had lush lawns, green palm trees and bushes - it was an oasis next to a moon scape. It's the DESERT, people!!! There's supposed to be sand, rocks and little vegetation. Don't move there from the Midwest or East Coast and think you can make it look "just like home" because you can't. We live in NE Ohio and don't have these arid conditions - at least not yet. BUT I would never waste water as much as these people do! Believe me, if I could send you some of our rainfall I'd gladly do it - but only if it's used RESPONSIBLY.

Why is this guy so calm this is a major problem this lake provides upwards of 40 million people water

I live in the Northeast and I've never seen waters this low.... It is concerning to say the least....

ZERO Lawns, golf courses etc.

Imagine not stating the name of the lake

Idk why the reporter said that “the water level dropped 52ft from a year ago” it dropped 52ft within 2 decades not a year

Nothing lasts forever, even lakes. Water comes, water goes.

Weird how one side of the country is on fire and on the other we're getting absurd flooding

The more demand we put on our power grid the more Demand on our surrounding reservoirs with those generators to generate power it works as a assistance with the main power grid

They've had the ability to make rain out of thin air for years they can fix this with a snap of their fingers

21 years of drought you think they would of done something while they could sounds like there problem to me

STOP building in the desert stop watering golf courses.... STOP the human traffic on the lake

0:46 Okit can't be 52ft Perhaps 52 inches

Golf courses, water parks, car wash, people building a towns in the middle of nowhere...

This is terrible and scary.

0:33 After 20 plus years of drought. We've already had so many years to fix what has been broken. It's gotten so bad that now we have to fix things immediately. Yikes.

Same with Lake Mead… it’s very scary

"wonders how much worse it can get" what? why would you have to wonder? you should already know its going to be worse than you think.

I have a spring that popped up in my backyard. I live in the south. We have much too much water. Way more water than we want.

Has alot to do with irrigation as well..

Yep that's not the only lake too

Release water from up state? Sounds like someone shouldn't of built a dam.

So rising sea levels, and decreasing lake levels

21 years of drought? Thats not drought then...

Yeah. As it wears away on the sides it expands outward ….

The real question is where's all the water going

I mean the lake is in the desert what did you guys expect the water level to go up

And I hosed off my driveway yesterday feel like I reallly shouldn't have.

My state and surrounding states get flooded every year. Why not make a supplemental river for a few feet of emergency water

California is draining lake Powell

In CA as well. The thing is housing continues to be built at a rapid rate without water considerations ornew dams being built. Scary how much money drives these cities to grow. Same can be said for the electrical consumption. Something needs to be done. The water cannot support the growing people. Something's is going to give soon if nothing is done.

You sure it’s not the thousands of wells pumping water to grow crops in the dry land

Ears decei ING me or did they source water to make the lake 3 ft higher??