Climate Change Drops Reservoir Level Revealing Human Remains

Posted: July 29, 2022 10:39 am

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Paddleboarders have discovered a third set of human remains at Lake Mead Reservoir just days after finding a body in a barrel. The reservoir has been buckling because of unbalanced pressure because the water has dropped so precipitously. The rapidly dropping level of the reservoir might reveal additional bodies, and police investigators have come intrigued with the multi-level mysteries that have emerged.

The simple facts confirm that Lake Mead levels have dropped so far that further bodies might surface. The Hoover Dam at Lake Mead, one of the world’s top engineering marvels, has generated lots of finger-pointing because of the historic Vegas mob and its lore of making its enemies disappear in the desert.

Las Vegas Mob Lore

The discovery of three separate sets of remains remind people brutally of the mob’s practices in the 60s and 70s. The height of Vegas mobster control has passed into history, but these eye-opening surprises remind people that the mob still has a dangerous Las Vegas presence.

Law enforcement investigators are pulling out all the stops to solve these cold cases. Although still unidentified, the body in the barrel was believed shot between 40 and 45 years ago. The remains both horrify investigators and captivate interest from Las Vegas historians and climate scientists.

Three separate discoveries of bodies confirm what people have always suspected about Vegas gangsters in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. The site of the body dumps lies just 30 minutes by car from the Vegas strip. Former Mayor Oscar Goodman commented that more bodies were likely to come to light because “there’s no telling what we’ll find in Lake Mead.”

As an attorney, Goodman represented many mob figures that include Anthony “Tony the Ant” Spilotro and others before trading in his legal practice for politics. Spilotro was originally part of the Chicago mob before gravitating to Las Vegas, and Joe Pesci portrayed the enforcer in the film “Casino,” which was released in 1995.

Goodman as Mayor of Las Vegas established his new persona as a martini-guzzling politician who appeared in public with a long-legged showgirl on each arm. Many people find the storied history of Las Vegas particularly compelling.

Prolonged Drought Reveals Las Vegas Secrets

Rusted metal barrels float to the surface along with bodies, and the tale they tell comes rich with nuance. Lieutenant Ray Spencer of the Las Vegas Metropolitan police explains that the latter two bodies were likely shot about 40 years ago. The rapidly draining Lake also tells the story of climate change and the prolonged drought that has gripped Western states.

The lake has dropped a total of 172 feet since 1983. Lake Mead provides water for the sprawling entertainment capital of the world, the Las Vegas Strip. If Lake Mead continues to drop, it will most certainly reach the point of no return.

The weird juxtaposition of a compelling story line vs. the real-world dangers of drought mirrors the environmental struggle throughout the world. People actually want to know the truth about many mob-related situations like the killing of Johnny Roselli who disappeared after testifying in Congress in 1976 about a conspiracy to assassinate President John Kennedy.

It’s not just the public’s insatiable desire for information that threatens taking decisive action to restore the environment. Other stumbling blocks include:

• Providing social equity for the disenfranchised
• Generating sufficient income for economic success
• Dealing with bureaucratic slow-downs
• Delivering additional income-generating options big business te replace lost revenue
• Improving public services
• Addressing the rural-urban income gap

Mob Organization Death Throes

The timing established for the deaths of the humans found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area provides an ironic twist. The assassinations most likely occurred about the time that mob influence was dying out in Vegas. One might expect some final death throes, and these bodies just might be related to the gangster push to become legitimate businesses.

Michael Green, a history professor at the University of Nevada, understands the times very well because his father dealt blackjack for many decades. Green doesn’t encourage speculation because he seriously doubts some questions will ever be answered — such as who shot Bugsy Siegal in Beverly Hills in 1947.

Siegal was a gangster known for opening The Flamingo in 1946, which became the first casino on the famous Las Vegas strip. His assassin has never been identified, which is just one of Las Vegas’s compelling secrets.

Lake Mead Symbolizes Climate Change

Lake Mead ranks as one of the most visible signs of global climate change. The rapidly draining lake indicates one of the worst megadroughts to target the U.S. Midwest region in 1,200 years. That’s directly attributable to climate change based on overuse of resources in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

The signs of global warming include record-setting high temperatures, but the other consequences point to steady changes in the global climate that threaten the status quo. These consequences of global warming include:

• Diminishing Arctic Sea Ice
  Arctic sea ice decreases by 3.2% per decade, and it reaches its minimal level in September before growing again during the winter months. The minimal cover decreases even faster at 13.4% per decade.
  
• Rising Ocean Temperatures
  The top part of most major ocean waters grows steadily warmer, and these increases in temperature are directly responsible for increased thunderstorms, tropical depressions and hurricanes. Warmer water also damages coral reefs, disrupts fishing and threatens marine-life ecosystems.
  
• Rising Temperatures Over the Oceans
  Temperatures are also increasing over the oceans, which raises the evaporation rate. The extra water vapor in the atmosphere contributes to further global warming and an ever- increasing number of storms.
  
• Rising Sea Levels
  Increases in the world’s ocean levels rose steadily at the rate of 0.04 to 0.1 inches yearly since 1900, but even that threat is increasing. According to information provided by NASA satellites, the latest figures show increases of 0.13 inches per year. Higher sea levels threaten ocean life cycles, erode shorelines and increase thermal expansion rates.
  
• Increasing Humidity
  Gr\eater humidity makes rising temperatures feel even hotter, and increased humidity leads to increased evaporation rates. Water vapor is classified as a greenhouse gas, which is why increased humidity causes increasing warming effects.

Other signs of global warming include increases in lower atmosphere temperatures, rising temperatures in the troposphere, increased temperatures over land and reduced snow cover, which people all over the world rely on to replenish drinking water, supplies and critical ground moisture for crops.

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