US: Thunderbirds Fly Over Las Vegas and Hoover Dam in America250 Celebration

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds performed a flyover above Las Vegas and Hoover Dam on Saturday, June 27, as part of Southern Nevada's America250 celebration.

U.S. Colorado River basin rejoices from record snowpack while flooding expected

STORY: U.S. Colorado River basin rejoices from record snowpack while flooding expected DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Colorado River near Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border 2. various of Lake Mead on the side of Nevada STORYLINE: The Colorado River got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that is melting and swelling streams and rivers. The river, a parched lifeline in the U.S. southwest, supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the Colorado River basin, said in its latest projection in January that the water level of Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the country, could drop close to the lowest since the reservoir was initially filled in the 1930s. With an above-average snowpack in the states of Colorado and Utah right now, hopes are that a slow spring melt could help turn things around. As of Tuesday, the lake's water

U.S.-ARIZONA-NEVADA BORDER-WATER LEVELS-RISE

U.S.-ARIZONA-NEVADA BORDER-WATER LEVELS-RISE

(230314) -- HOOVER DAM (U.S.), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows the Colorado River near Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border, the United States. The Colorado River, the parched lifeline in U.S. southwest, which supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states, got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that is melting and swelling streams and rivers. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

U.S.-ARIZONA-NEVADA BORDER-WATER LEVELS-RISE

U.S.-ARIZONA-NEVADA BORDER-WATER LEVELS-RISE

(230314) -- HOOVER DAM (U.S.), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows the Colorado River near Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border, the United States. The Colorado River, the parched lifeline in U.S. southwest, which supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states, got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that is melting and swelling streams and rivers. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)