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Drought

Study: Next U.S. president faces Colorado River problem

Lack of Lake Mead water could trigger ‘shortage’ declaration

DATE: Oct 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Beached boats, pink water as drought saps Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY – On the southern shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, more than 100 boats are sitting high and dry in a parking lot, unable to sail the shallow, drought-stricken sea. ...

DATE: Sep 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Forest Service collects native seeds for uncertain future

Beetle kill, drought, fire and climate change make seed banks a smart investment

DATE: Aug 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Obama administration calls for long-term drought policies

Colorado’s water innovation partnership highlighted during summit in D.C.

DATE: Mar 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

California water agency’s purchase rattles farmers

BLYTHE, Calif. – The nation’s largest distributor of treated drinking water became the largest landowner in a remote California farming region for good reason: The alfalfa-growing area is fi...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

S.W. Colo. seeing above-average rainfall for month

Forecasters predict region will finish week with more rain

DATE: Oct 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought done, but N.M. utilities push for conservation

ALBUQUERQUE – Water managers across New Mexico aren’t giving up on their push for residents to conserve water even though severe drought has disappeared. For the first time in mor...

DATE: Aug 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weather favors rain through September

El Niño, monsoon combine to ease drought

DATE: Jul 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

El Niño ends dry run in Southwest Colorado

Above-average spring and summer rains have helped break a 3½-year drought in La Plata County. “This country hasn’t looked this green this time of year in easily two years, if not ...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Calif. water rates rise

Cities lose money as drought prompts conservation

DATE: Jul 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Feds project higher Lake Mead level after wet May out West

LAS VEGAS – A wet May across the West boosted monthly projections of water levels at Lake Mead through next year and into 2017, federal water managers said Monday, offering hope that supply ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds pledge another $110M in drought aid

President Obama addresses seven states, including Colorado

DATE: Jun 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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