The third set of human remains were found in Nevada's Lake Mead on July 25th, as water levels in the lake have fallen to historic lows.
The National Park Service said that the remains were spotted by a witness at Swim Beach. The remains were retrieved by investigators.
They are at least the third set of remains that have been found in the area.
The remains of a person who appeared to have been shot in the head and put into a barrel were found by boaters in May. Two sisters paddle-boarding on the lake found another set of bones.
The experts think the remains are just the beginning. Remnants of the past may continue to be found as the planet warms and the weather gets worse.
"I would expect human remains of missing persons will probably be revealed over time, as the water level continues to diminish," said a forensic anthropologist who consults with the Clark County Coroner's office.
The dropping water levels have uncovered cases that have been hidden for years.
"For us, it's potentially more opportunities to find missing persons and more likelihood that certain cases are going to be discovered," he said.
Satellite imagery from NASA shows that the water levels have plummeted to their lowest point since the 1930's. The water was at 1,040 feet. In elevation, the lake has a maximum capacity of 1, 220 feet.
Side-by-side images of Lake Mead in 2000, 2021, and 2022. (NASA)
The space agency said in a news release that the largest water source in the US supplies water to millions of people. It provides a stark illustration of climate change and a long-term dry spell in the US West.
Human remains and artifacts are being revealed by the melting glaciers.
The remains of 52 service members who died when their military transport plane crashed into an Alaska mountain in 1952 have been recovered by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command.
Gregory Berg, the forensic anthropologist who led the team that examined the remains that emerged from the retreating glaciers, told reporters that more material comes up to the surface.
According to William Taylor, an archaeologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, melting ice has exposed ancient tools, rope, spears, and arrows.
Scientists have a small window of time to secure these objects before they are damaged or degraded by the elements, thanks to melting ice.
Sacred and culturally important sites can be threatened by swelling seas. According to Insider, ancestral remains in Hawaii are being exposed by rising sea levels and beach erosion.
She said in May that human remains are going to be exposed because of erosion.
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