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Residents in U.S. West concerned over megadrought

STORY: Residents in U.S. West concerned over megadrought DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the drought 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah 3. various of the drought 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah STORYLINE: Moderate to severe drought extended from the U.S. West Coast to the Rocky Mountains with large areas of extreme and pockets of exceptional drought. That's according to the latest monthly drought report from the National Centers for Environmental Information. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah "Our sagebrushes are all dried, all the weeds, all land. The sagebrushes' roots go further and further down to get water, but they're not the same color like they used to be." According to U.S. Drought Monitor statistics, 73.5 percent of the area of the U.S. West was experiencing moderate to exceptional drought at the end o

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U.S.-UTAH-MEGADROUGHT

(221119) -- LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2022 shows a dried up lakebed near Hite, a remote town at the north end of Lake Powell along the Colorado River in Utah, the United States. Moderate to severe drought extended from the U.S. West Coast to the Rocky Mountains with large areas of extreme and pockets of exceptional drought, the latest monthly drought report from the National Centers for Environmental Information said, while many residents in the West got much more nervous than those cold words. TO GO WITH "Feature: Residents in U.S. West concerned over megadrought" (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S. biggest reservoir hits historic low level amid megadrought

STORY: U.S. biggest reservoir hits historic low level amid megadrought DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Lake Mead amid drought STORYLINE: Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. The "bathtub ring" around the drought-stricken lake, on the Arizona-Nevada border and over 40 kilometers east of Las Vegas, is made of minerals deposited on the rock walls when the lake's water level was higher. Some boat launching ramps along the lake were closed due to the low water levels. Lots of things underneath Lake Mead have resurfaced in recent weeks, including formerly sunken boats, as the lake's water level is continuing to decline. Lake Mead's water levels have dropped to historic lows since it was filled in the 1930s. As of Thursday night, the water in the lake,

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U.S.-NEVADA-LAKE MEAD-DROUGHT

(220708) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a view of the shrinking Lake Mead near Echo Bay in Nevada, the United States. Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEVADA-LAKE MEAD-DROUGHT

(220708) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a white band of dried rocks around Lake Mead near Echo Bay in Nevada, the United States. Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEVADA-LAKE MEAD-DROUGHT

(220708) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a view of the shrinking Lake Mead near Echo Bay in Nevada, the United States. Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEVADA-LAKE MEAD-DROUGHT

(220708) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a white band of dried rocks around Lake Mead near Echo Bay in Nevada, the United States. Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEVADA-LAKE MEAD-DROUGHT

(220708) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a white band of dried rocks around Lake Mead near Echo Bay in Nevada, the United States. Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEVADA-LAKE MEAD-DROUGHT

(220708) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a sign warning people about the danger to launch boats due to low water levels near Echo Bay, Lake Mead, Nevada, the United States. Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEVADA-LAKE MEAD-DROUGHT

(220708) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a white band of dried rocks around Lake Mead near Echo Bay in Nevada, the United States. Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)