<p>The federal government on Monday declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering mandatory water consumption cuts for states in the Southwest, as climate change-fueled drought pushes the level in Lake Mead to unprecedented lows.</p> <p>This picture below shows the Hoover Dam on June 9 2021 where you can seethe difference between the height of the water today then how it was 20 years ago.<br> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/us/lake-mead-colorado-river-water-shortage/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/us/lake-mead-colorado-river-water-shortage/index.html</a><br> <br> </p> <p>The last time these dams had flowing water through them was in 1983!</p> <h2>The reservoir generates electricity and supplies water to about 25 million people across tribal lands, farms and major cities</h2> <p><img alt="Lake Mead" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/b8WoLqmpd05fAiJyMwc9BccZ4miCKNtmqK7fEQi_emPxzCMox-Kw-h-tCaO45-hH--WS57M3emiqmHlwMePZD6jFUEa8-j7rJu_CHwbnVtCdWGulNB1S5sWmiQgaDyKXGglsK0IAKQQTBJy9IOF_3HyCEcPJ-jJLdnGjrS6t9N0EDxtazWn-eT1z_kpkUiB5qFH7FBM3jAni9aDnf8p6GTTqLjjM8luaZVytCYHCaVesPA4RWlHKmOHiHzHgAtAn6i4KLtEdqLYfuFpeFVUAHnyqjAXao9C7pJJkzAUGNqLJUpeGxrDkBoD_Xf5O-oE9vA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/41VniUQGPCf6iYNbu4pGSlS0vXc=/800x600/filters:no_upscale():focal(2719x795:2720x796)/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/0b/4f/0b4f69b3-8dd9-495f-9cc7-8fffac1901be/gettyimages-1323854865.jpg" width="800" height="600"><br> Here is a comparison photo.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hoover-dams-lake-mead-hits-lowest-water-level-1930s-180978022/" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hoover-dams-lake-mead-hits-lowest-water-level-1930s-180978022/</a><br> <br> Tonight I would like to discuss what are some of &nbsp;the problems that mi</p>