The lake hit a record-low elevation in November 2022, when it dropped to 4,188.5 feet. The south arm’s water became so salty ...

The soil in high-elevation, cooler, drier tropical forests in the Colombian Andes stores more carbon from fires than lower, ...

You can find your elevation on Google Maps by turning on the "Terrain" function. By default, Google Maps only shows elevation in mountainous areas — it doesn't report elevation everywhere.

A July report from the US Bureau of Reclamation makes some stark predictions about Lake Mead in the coming years.