2 Chronicles 7:13-14 When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Important Takeaways:
- Staggering NASA satellite images show how Lake Mead has receded over the last 22 years as it drops to lowest level since 1937 Dust Bowl: Area’s ‘worst drought in 12 CENTURIES’
- New satellite images show a drastic drop in water levels at Nevada’s Lake Mead over the years – as the area grapples with what may be one of the worst droughts in US history
- The startling images come as it’s been revealed the historic lake – a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River – has dropped to its lowest level in 85 years during the Dust Bowl in April 1937
- The photos released by NASA Thursday show the lake’s shrinking shoreline over the past two decades – a result of a more than 20-yearlong megadrought in the southwestern US
- The images are startling, chiefly due the body of water provides hydration to millions of residents of seven states in the region – California, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada and Wyoming
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Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- ‘Biblical’ swarms of giant Mormon crickets destroying crops in US West
- The insects prefer both hotter temperatures and droughts
- In the past few years the crickets, in addition to grasshoppers, have destroyed swathes of crops as officials spend millions trying to control the swarms
- One rancher told AP that the swarms have been “truly biblical.”
- As they march across the country, the insects devour vegetation, damaging crops and even changing patterns of erosion, water runoff and nutrient cycling, says USDA. Last year, 10 million acres in Oregon — which has been especially hard-hit by the species — were destroyed by Mormon crickets and grasshoppers.
- The US West is currently in the midst of a decades-long “megadrought”
- These dry conditions are expected to get worse overall as the climate crisis deepens.
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Leviticus 26:18-20 “And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins, and I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. And your strength shall be spent in vain, for your land shall not yield its increase, and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.
Important Takeaways:
- Lake Mead falls to an unprecedented low, exposing one of the reservoir’s original water intake valves
- The West is in the grips of a climate change-fueled megadrought, and Lake Mead – the largest manmade reservoir in the country and a source of water for millions of people – has fallen to an unprecedented low.
- The valve had been in service since 1971 but can no longer draw water, according to the Southern Nevada Water Authority
- As a result, the water authority has begun operating new, low-lake pumping station for the first time – a valve situated deeper at the bottom of Lake Mead
- New Mexico’s drought has been steadily intensifying since the beginning of the year, and extreme or exceptional drought now covers 68% of the state.
- Further west, water officials in Southern California are now demanding that residents and businesses limit outdoor watering to one day a week.
- It’s the first time they’ve implemented such a strict rule.
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Mathew 24:7 “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Important Takeaways:
- U.S. megadrought worst in at least 1,200 years, researchers say
- The drought also shows no signs of letting up, with increasing temperatures causing the atmosphere to suck up more moisture. “It’s a slow-motion train wreck,” one scientist said.
- The researchers found that several significant megadroughts have occurred in the region over the past 12 centuries, some even lasting up to 30 years. Before the current megadrought, the region had not experienced such dry conditions since medieval times, in the late 1500’s.
- Based on current climate trends, the study found that there’s a 75 percent chance that the current drought will hit the 30-year mark.
- The megadrought has already depleted water supplies in two of the largest reservoirs in North America, forcing officials across states to rethink water management strategies for the years ahead. Dry conditions have also increased the risk of wildfires year-round and threatened the livelihoods of farmers and ranchers in the region.
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