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Water falls to extremely low levels at Lake Mead amid drought

Reservoir is now below 30% of capacity

DATE: Jul 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s drought is bad. Tree ring history shows it could get a lot worse

A new study finds a scorching spell 1,800 years ago robbed the Colorado River of more than one-third of its water

DATE: Jul 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rain in June? Forecasters say up to an inch possible through Sunday in Durango

Thunderstorms heighten possibility of lightning-sparked wildfires

DATE: Jun 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Experts call on federal government to mitigate drought, wildfires

Sen. Bennet says there’s a ‘five-alarm crisis for the American West’

DATE: Jun 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

How cities in the West have water amid drought

As drought and climate change tighten their grip on the American West, the sight of fountains, swimming pools, gardens and golf courses in cities such as Albuquerque, Phoenix, Salt Lake City...

DATE: May 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Southwest’s drought, fires a window into climate change future

Experts describe how reality threatens fastest-growing region in U.S.

DATE: May 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado, Nebraska jostle over water rights amid drought

OVID – Shortly after daybreak on the high plains of northeastern Colorado, Don Schneider tinkers with seed-dispensing gear on a mammoth corn planter. The day’s task: Carefully sowing hundred...

DATE: May 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Spring winds reach 56 mph in Durango, last longer than usual

Red flag warning triggers burn ban in La Plata County

DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

To refine water forecasts, Western cities map snow by plane

GUNNISON – At a tiny airport surrounded by mountains, a three-person crew takes off for the inaugural flight above the headwaters of the Colorado River to measure the region’s snow by air. U...

DATE: May 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

In drought-stricken West, officials weigh emergency actions

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower to about...

DATE: Apr 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Durango dodges problems with low reservoirs, but is subject to rivers’ whim

City can’t be proactive about drought without significant water storage

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

For ranchers, adjusting to drought requires innovation, planning

Mancos Valley takes lessons from dry years to improve irrigation system

DATE: Apr 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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