The depletion of Lake Mead and Lake Powell is just one result of intense drought that has damaged crops and spread wildfires.
More than one in 10 Americans rely on the Colorado River to take showers and drink clean water. But with no end in sight to the decades-long drought in the western US and rapidly decreasing river ...
The combination is punishing. Less snow stored in the mountains means less meltwater flowing into the rivers and reservoirs that supply drinking water, irrigate crops, and generate hydropower for tens ...
The record breaking heatwave that swept across the United States in mid-March has left the western US facing a looming water crisis. California Department of Water Resources manager Sean de Guzman, ...
As future shifts in climate lead to more rain and less snow in the western United States, new research finds that water will move faster through a landscape, likely leading to negative impacts on ...
Winter is more than just a season in the western U.S. – it is a savings account to get farms and homes through the long, dry summer ahead. As the snowpack that accumulates in the mountains through ...
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