It's not surprising if there are some bodies in the reservoir. Would you be surprised if, after murder, the body sank forever to the bottom of the lake with the help of an object?
A rusty metal barrel, near where the barrel was found
01 The bottom of Lake Mead hides the corpse
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, belongs to freshwater lakes located near Arizona and Nevadana, just 40 kilometers from Las Vegas.
The water of the Lake Mead Reservoir is mainly used for agricultural irrigation and daily drinking by nearby residents.
Lake Mead
In 2022, climate change, drought in the western Part of the United States, the water level of the Mead Reservoir has dropped sharply, and the bottom of the lake can be clearly seen in some places.
At the same time, multiple corpses emerged at the bottom of the lake.
Human remains found on sandbars
The body at the bottom of the lake was first found by a pair of sisters living nearby.
On May 7, the sisters rowed a boat in the reservoir when they found a "big rock" in the mud on the shore of the lake.
Out of curiosity, the sisters dug until they found the skeleton, and the sisters discovered that it was not a stone, but a human bone. Later, the sisters chose to call the police.
Human remains found on sandbars
At present, experts have preliminarily judged that most of these bodies were murdered decades ago and abandoned in the lake.
Most of the bodies are tied with objects that can sink, some have obvious gunshot wounds, some bodies are stuffed into barrels, and the perpetrators obviously want the truth to sink to the bottom of the lake forever.
The perpetrators did not expect that the water level of Lake Mead would drop, the body would emerge, and the case would once again be pushed before the public's eyes.
Although the case has attracted public attention, some people have lamented that "the local drinkers and those who do not drink water are silent, because the emergence of corpses means that the drinking water of nearby residents is "corpse water". ”
Regarding the case, the relevant authorities are still investigating
A ramp connects the docks of Lake Mead near Boulder, Nevada
02 The drop in the water level of Lake Mead triggered a chain reaction
From 1983 to the present, the water level of Lake Mead has dropped by 52 meters, and the current water storage capacity is only 30% of the original water storage.
If there is no relevant measures in place, the impact of preventing the water level of Lake Mead from falling is very serious.
First of all, it is the residents living in the vicinity who are affected. The number of agricultural irrigation is reduced, and the grain production will be reduced on a large scale; Residents' domestic water consumption is limited, and the number of baths is reduced; Residents' daily electricity consumption is not guaranteed and may go into darkness. (A lot of electricity in the area is generated by the water of Lake Mead.)
Boaters look at the rising hills around Lake Mead
Second, the local climate is more arid, the temperature is rising, and some people will die because of the high temperature.
Finally, hot weather provides a breeding ground for bacterial germs, which can cause plague and large areas of human death in severe cases. Taking Africa as an example, most of the reasons why there are so many viruses in Africa is because the climate in Africa is relatively hot, which is suitable for the breeding of bacterial germs.
So, from either angle, the drop in lake Mead's water level is not a good thing.
Lake Mead
03 How to prevent the water level of the lake from falling
Most of the natural causes of the decline in water levels are reduced precipitation, reduced snowmelt by glaciers, and reduced water supply.
Most of the anthropogenic reasons for the decline in water levels are excessive water use and unreasonable agricultural irrigation, which can be solved in the following ways:
First of all, through afforestation, water conservation, change the microclimate of local areas. Second, improve the utilization rate of water. Develop new types of irrigation, save water, and realize the water cycle.
Of course, specific problems need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, after all, the topography of each place is different.
Lake Mead
Write at the end
Although Lake Mead is located in the United States, the problem of falling water levels is also found in domestic lakes.
It's also a big reminder for us: global warming is urgent.