Lake Mead is shrinking.

And when I say that, here's what I mean.

If you go to Las Vegas, drive out to the lake, which is actually America's largest reservoir,

you'll notice a strange pale stripe running along the waterline.

Some people call this a bathtub ring.

For the last two decades, it has gotten so dry here that it is as if the lake has drained,

leaving bleached white rocks where the waterline used to be.

As the water recedes, it's uncovering things that got drowned a long time ago.

Just this month, a World War II era swamp boat emerged from the lake.

And a few weeks before that, people were making more gruesome discoveries.

It's a short drive from Sin City out here in the wilderness.

This past Saturday, May 7th, human skeletal remains spotted at a popular recreation spot.

As we discovered more and more bones, especially the jawbone, we realized this is definitely

human.

It definitely feels like some dystopian fantasy novel for sure.

And I think that's characteristic of where we're at.

Jason Smurden is a climate scientist at Columbia University.

He was one of the first people to look at what's happening at Lake Mead and all over the

American Southwest.

And realize, this isn't just any old drought.

It's a mega drought.

To him, the body's being uncovered.

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