1、The Western drought that began in 1999 has resumed after a couple of wetter years that now feel like a cruel tease. At the Hoover Dam, the water level has dropped more than 80 feet.

　　美国西部的干旱情况始于1999年。胡佛水坝的水位线至今已经下降了不止80英尺（约为24米）。