Fall rains can’t undo pains of drought in Oregon and Washington
Withered crops and puny livestock; dead fish and swarming insects; laid off workers, shriveling economies, and rural homes stranded without running water — these are just some of the calamities…
Read More...New Mexico Lawmakers Pressed to Make Water a Priority
With a high-stakes case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and more forecasts calling for hot and dry weather, New Mexico’s top water official says lawmakers can’t afford not to…
Read More...Ridgway grants “rights” to its river, joining several Colorado towns in push for new water protections
The Ridgway town council has voted to give “rights of nature” to the Uncompahgre River that flows on the edge of its downtown, joining Nederland and a long list of…
Read More...A Water Crisis: Colorado agriculture facing changes as drought continues
An estimated 40 million people rely on water that originates in the Colorado River Basin, but the river can no longer keep up with demand, and it’s raising serious questions…
Read More...The West-wide drought and the struggles of Idaho, Utah
Snow needs to be on the main menu for states like Utah, Idaho and others in the West to help them counter the effects of a vicious drought that shut…
Read More...New River Forecast Model Integrates Artificial Intelligence for Better Water Management in the West
For farmers, ranchers, foresters and water managers in the West facing extreme and debilitating drought conditions, water supply forecasts have never been more critical to their operations and livelihoods. However,…
Read More...Tribes seek water-management role as Colorado River shrivels
In the mid-2000s, seven states, the federal government and Mexico negotiated critical rules for the Colorado River that established how to divvy up its water in a severe drought like…
Read More...Drought taking a lasting toll on ranchers and western dairies
The drought stretching through much of the Great Plains is pushing cattle ranchers and dairy farmers to the breaking point – and sometimes past it – as producers scramble to…
Read More...Weather whiplash: California’s historic downpour interrupts historic drought
Over the span of two days, dramatic scenes of dried landscapes and wildfires that have defined California’s summer were replaced with surging rivers, floods and mudflows as a historic rainstorm…
Read More...The resurgence of waffle gardens is helping indigenous farmers grow food with less water
In the face of climate change and persistent droughts, a growing number of people from Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico and elsewhere are adopting the traditional farming practice called waffle…
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