Extreme rain heads for California’s wildfire burn scars, raising risk of mudslides
A powerful storm system known as an atmospheric river is heading for northern California and Oregon, a region in the midst of an historic drought.
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S&P: Falling water levels could lead to higher utility bills in western states
A rating agency is warning water shortages in western states reliant on the Colorado River could lead to rate hikes that would be unaffordable for some.
Ag stats: Colorado crop progress and condition report – week ending October 17, 2021
Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending October 17, 2021.
Ancient groundwater: Why the water you’re drinking may be thousands of years old
Communities that rely on the Colorado River are facing a water crisis. Lake Mead, the river's largest reservoir, has fallen to levels not seen since it was created by the construction of the Hoover Dam roughly a century ago.
Avoiding water bankruptcy in the drought-troubled Southwest: What the US and Iran can learn from each other
The 2021 water year ended on Sept. 30, and it was another hot, dry year in the western U.S., with almost the entire region in drought.
Western Kansas farmers battle water supply issues
Due to a number of reasons including this year drought conditions, water supply is becoming a major concern in western Kansas.
EarthTalk – What are the environmental implications of the western drought?
The western United States is suffering under extended drought conditions. What happens next?
Ag stats: Wyoming crop progress and condition report – week ending August 29, 2021
Wyoming crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending August 29, 2021.
Remnants of Hurricane Nora to unleash tropical deluge in southwestern U.S., including Colorado
Moisture from the former hurricane is expected to surge over Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado into Thursday. Across far southeastern California, the risk of locally heavy rainfall will be limited to through Tuesday night.
33 representatives ask Biden to approve governors’ federal drought disaster request
A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing western states sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week echoing governors' recent calls for him to designate a federal drought disaster.