Las Vegas Grows While Lake Mead Shrinks
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Environment • August 2015 • Views: 2,828
Some startling satellite pictures of Lake Mead and the Las Vegas Valley taken 15 years apart.
Lake Mead in 2000. Image: NASAAnd here’s the same picture, taken 15 years later.
Lake Mead in 2015. Image: NASATwo NASA satellite images, taken 15 years apart, show a stark contrast in southwest Nevada. The water levels of Lake Mead have dropped nearly 150 feet, while the nearby metropolis known as Sin City has grown by more than 105,000 people.
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