water shortage in the US

  • water shortage in the US

    water shortage in the US
    the United States has been going into a drought for a long time now. most of the water in the U.S. is being used for farming.
  • lake mead

    lake mead
    lake mead before and after. the top picture is from 2000. the one under that one is from 2015. lake mead had when full is has 26.12 million acres of surface. now it has 20.8 million acres of surface.
  • water has worked back toward the eastern part of the us

    water has worked back toward the eastern part of the us
    Drought conditions have improved in many regions of the United States, higher than average summer temperatures and patchy rainfall over the summer has contributed to one of the worst wildfire seasons on record.
  • water drought

    water drought
    this is where the water dried up from having no rain
  • California

    California
    California hasn't been getting very much rain. scientist believe that it will get worst. they also say that it will happen around 2015.
  • no water

    no water
    The water in the west has been going dry. The rivers are not running back in to the lakes for the water supply.
  • groundwater depletion in the United States

    groundwater depletion in the United States
    Groundwater is the largest source of usable, fresh water in the world. In many parts of the world, especially where surface water supplies are not available, domestic, agricultural, and industrial water needs can only be met by using the water beneath the ground.
  • water crisis in california

    water crisis in california
    the water crisis in California isn't good they have lost a lot of water. their main water supply is lake mead and it has been going down since 2000.
  • water shortage

    water shortage
    the south west is getting the worst of the drought because they have more of a desert than everyone else. lake mead is the primary water source for most of the western part of the us.
  • water in the us

    water in the us
    Water covers approximately 70 percent of the Earth's surface, but less than 1 percent of that is available for human use.