Grist: Two weeks ago, Lake Mead, which sits on the border of Nevada and Arizona, set a new record low the first time since the construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s that the lakes surface has dipped below 1,080 feet above sea level. The Wests drought is so bad that official plans for water rationing have now begun with Arizonas farmers first on the chopping block. Yes, despite the droughts epicenter in California, its Arizona that will bear the brunt of the Wests epic dry spell. The huge...