Wind kicks up dust on an area that was once underwater at the Boulder Harbor boat ramp in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, near Boulder City, Nev. Lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Artifacts from the town of St. Thomas, Nev., which was flooded during the creation of Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the U.S. The lake has receded due to drought, revealing these artifacts along with foundations and other remnants of the ghost town. A view from the Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border looking toward the O'Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge. The dam is considered a civil engineering wonder. It's located about 30 minutes from Las Vegas and is a top destination in the region. Generators inside Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River, on the border between Arizona and Nevada. Show Caption of Expand By John Marshall | Orange County … [Read more...] about Hoover Dam and Lake Mead worth the trip from the Las Vegas Strip
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Features of Las Vegas Raiders stadium revealed at meeting
The site of the future Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, Friday, March 9, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_VerduzcoA Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting at the Clark County Commission Chambers in Las Vegas, Thursday, March 1, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_VerduzcoThe site of the future Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, Friday, March 9, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_VerduzcoThe site of the future Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, Friday, March 9, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_VerduzcoThe site of the future Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, Friday, March 9, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_VerduzcoThe site of the future Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, Friday, March 9, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_VerduzcoThe site of the future Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, Friday, March 9, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_VerduzcoThe site of the future Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, … [Read more...] about Features of Las Vegas Raiders stadium revealed at meeting
Lake Mead is shrinking — and with it Las Vegas’ water supply
LAKE MEAD, Nev. - When you head out on Nevada's Lake Mead, the first thing you notice is a white line. That's where the water used to be. What did this look like a decade ago? "This was all underwater," said Pat Mulroy, the general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority. "I mean boats were everywhere. There was a whole marina here." Mulroy said that the drought began 14 years ago. Satellite photos show the Colorado River, which feeds Lake Mead, is drying up -- so the lake is rapidly shrinking. Islands are growing, and boats are floating far from where they once were. "It's a pretty critical point," Mulroy said. "The rate at which our weather patterns are changing is so dramatic that our ability to adapt to it is really crippled." Lake Mead was created by the Hoover Dam in 1935. It provides water for 20 million people in southern Nevada, southern California and Arizona. Since 2000, the lake has lost 4 trillion gallons of water. The bathtub ring is going to … [Read more...] about Lake Mead is shrinking — and with it Las Vegas’ water supply
Woman badly wounded in Las Vegas shooting narrowly escapes paralysis
More than 500 people were injured in Sunday's massacre in Las Vegas and about a quarter of them are still hospitalized. Kristin Babik was wounded as the crowd of 22,000 people began running in terror when a gunman opened fire from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel. After being shot in the back and nearly becoming paralyzed, Babik says she's just thankful to have survived. She told "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell that Sunday's night's show began like any other concert. Disbelief is how Babik describes the moment she heard the first spray of gunfire on Sunday. "I couldn't believe at the time that it was a gun, and I didn't want to," Babik said. "There was even some people who were yelling, 'Don't worry, don't worry. It's nothing.' Second time came around, more people started to realize what it was. And after the third time, we knew." A bullet struck the 24-year-old in the back, coming very close to her spine. Her friend said Babik felt like a water balloon … [Read more...] about Woman badly wounded in Las Vegas shooting narrowly escapes paralysis
Toyota to introduce fuel cell car at Las Vegas electronics show
Toyota, which pioneered in gas-electric hybrids, is now showing its commitment to fuel cell vehicles. Toyota today is presenting its fuel cell concept car at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company says it hopes to put a fuel cell vehicle on sale to the public by 2015. Fuel cell cars combine hydrogen with air to create water and electricity. The fuel cell directs the electricity to a motor that drives the car. Water is the only emission from this process. Toyota says the fuel cell car, which is essentially an electric vehicle that does not have to be plugged in, will go 310 miles before needing a refill. That refill with hydrogen should take only about three minutes -- just a bit longer than filling up with gas, and far less time than needed for recharging a battery. The drawback with hydrogen, however, is that so far fueling stations are very scarce. Toyota may be first to offer a fuel cell vehicle for sale, but Honda already is leasing a small number … [Read more...] about Toyota to introduce fuel cell car at Las Vegas electronics show