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Drought

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

Fire and rain: West to get more one-two extreme climate hits

The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a warming-hopped world, becoming a frequent o...

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Water seminar asks what prolonged drought means for Southwest Colorado

170 people hear presentations from water experts, professors and tribal leaders

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

As drought outlook takes shape, preparations begin for wildfire season in Southwest Colorado

Dry and warm weather projected this summer

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought amplifies beetle damage to Colorado’s forests

State Forest Service report highlights trees’ fragility as insects spread

DATE: Mar 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns

SALT LAKE CITY – A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. We...

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coloradans worried about water, wildfires and cost of living, new poll shows

Telephone and online interview polled 3,440 residents of eight Mountain West states

DATE: Feb 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Megadrought in Colorado, rest of the Southwest, is worst in 1,200 years

Using tree ring data, researchers say climate change made conditions worse in last 22 years

DATE: Feb 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years

The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds.

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado River Basin’s water forecast looked good in January; now everything has changed

Data collected from sensors recorded near- or record-low snowfall during last three weeks of January

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What will a new year bring to Southwest Colorado?

A new fire station? An end to drought? Here are a few things sure to make news in 2022

DATE: Jan 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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