Drought maps show the western US at its driest in 20 years
Current drought conditions across the West and Southwest are more widespread and severe than they’ve ever been in the 20 years the US Drought Monitor has been mapping them. Key…
Read More...Breaking down the effects of a drought that is affecting the entire Western U.S.
Almost half of the U.S. has been in a drought since the start of 2021. Compounding factors, including low rainfall and snowpack, climate change and persisting droughts from previous years,…
Read More...Another side of the controversy over stream access
In a recent editorial, The New Mexican declared rivers and streams belong to the public, but this simplistic declaration masks a crucially important story that is not being told (“Rivers, streams belong…
Read More...Over half of the world’s rivers cease to flow for at least one day a year on average
Between 51-60% of the 64 million kilometres of rivers and streams on Earth, investigated in a new study, stop flowing periodically, or run dry for part of the year. The…
Read More...Colorado ranchers are selling off cattle to survive another year of dried-up grass and parched soil
The Western Slope has suffered a drought three of the last four years, and by now, it’s taken a toll on farmers and ranchers that is both financial and emotional.…
Read More...USDA to Invest $41.8 Million in Conservation Assistance for Producers in Drought-Impacted States
In response to historic drought conditions, the USDA is offering $41.8 million through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help agricultural producers in Arizona, California, Colorado and Oregon alleviate…
Read More...USDA to Invest $41.8 Million in Conservation Assistance for Producers in Drought-Impacted States
In response to historic drought conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering $41.8 million through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help agricultural producers in Arizona, California, Colorado and…
Read More...Few in Klamath Basin want 2001-style confrontation
Most growers in the drought-plagued Klamath Basin don’t appear to want the kind of water confrontations that brought national attention to the region 20 summers ago, a local newspaper is reporting.
Read More...A West-Wide Rangeland Fuel Assessment: Reading the Tea Leaves
In this monthly recorded series, Dr. Matt Reeves – an RMRS Research Ecologist specializing in remote sensing and ecological modeling – will analyze current rangeland fuel conditions across the west, with…
Read More...Dry times, dire consequences: Poor runoff adds to water woes
Ordinarily this time of year, the Colorado River would be raging on its way through Mesa County, swollen with runoff from melting mountain snow. Said Russ Schumacher, state climatologist at…
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