More human remains found at Lake Mead as drought shrinks water levels - Axios

Details: "National Park Service rangers received an emergency call reporting the discovery of human skeletal remains at Swim Beach in Lake Mead National Recreation Area," Nevada, on Saturday morning, according to an NPS statement.

Driving the news: The Southwest is in the grip of a megadrought lasting more than two decades and studies show it's more severe than any in at least 1,200 years, which is being driven in large part by climate change, Axios' Andrew Freedman notes.

The big picture: Lake Mead spans Nevada and Arizona and is part of the vast Colorado River basin that provides water for agriculture and human consumption to seven states, while also generating electricity at the massive Hoover Dam.