According to ScienceDaily, a historic lack of snow in the Gila River watershed has drained Arizona's San Carlos Reservoir to less than one percent of capacity, triggering a massive fish die-off and indefinite closure. The situation is severe, but not necessarily permanent—heavy summer rains could potentially help the reservoir rebound.

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