THE CONVERSATION: Colorado River water conservation efforts get only halfway to a solution The Conversation Colorado River August 20, 2026By Sarah Porter, Arizona State University In August 2026 the nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both...
THE CONVERSATION: There’s a better way to cool data centers that cuts their huge thirst for water The Conversation Planning and management August 20, 2026By Jeff Punch, University of Limerick Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than...
THE CONVERSATION: How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable The Conversation Planning and management August 5, 2026By William Akoto, American University School of International Service Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems...
THE CONVERSATION: How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat The Conversation Policy and regulation July 11, 2026By Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit...
THE CONVERSATION: Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil’s crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways The Conversation Agriculture July 8, 2026By Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers...
THE CONVERSATION: Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity The Conversation Fish and wildlife July 7, 2026Jenny Whilde, University of Florida The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey...
THE CONVERSATION: Climate change means an earlier spring, which can be disorienting and threatening for migrating birds The Conversation Climate change July 7, 2026By Morgan Tingley, University of California, Los Angeles Spring migration has taken flight, but with rising temperatures and shifting seasons,...
THE CONVERSATION: Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds June 18, 2026By: Dmitri Kalashnikov, University of California, Merced; Cong Yin, University of California, Merced; Madhulika Gurazada, University of California, Merced, and...
THE CONVERSATION: California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash and 3‑year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well The Conversation Fish and wildlife May 26, 2026By Eric Palkovacs, University of California, Santa Cruz and Steven T. Lindley, University of California, Santa Cruz Along the California...
THE CONVERSATION: The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse? The Conversation Hydrology May 26, 2026By David Boutt, UMass Amherst About two-thirds of the U.S. is in some stage of drought in late spring 2026,...
THE CONVERSATION: A ‘super El Niño?’ Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare The Conversation Hydrology May 14, 2026Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder Talk of a “super El Niño” developing in 2026 is gaining momentum, with concerns...
THE CONVERSATION: Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future The Conversation Planning and management April 8, 2026By Renee Obringer, Penn State and Dave White, Arizona State University When a drought turns into an urban water crisis,...
THE CONVERSATION: Winter’s alarmingly low snowpack offers a glimpse of the changing rhythm of water in the western US The Conversation Colorado RiverHydrology April 1, 2026By Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder Winter is more than just a season in the western U.S. – it...
THE CONVERSATION: What the historic snow drought means for water, wildfires and the future of the West The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds March 26, 2026By Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University Across much of the Western United States, winter 2026 was the year the...
THE CONVERSATION: Why Colorado River negotiations stalled, and how they could resume with the possibility of agreement The Conversation Colorado River March 21, 2026From The Conversation: By Karen Schlatter, Colorado State University and Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona The seven U.S. states...
