Colorado River Archives ~ Page 18 of 21 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

January 11, 2022

The Colorado River flows 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains to Mexico, forming the border between California and Arizona along...

NEVADA CURRENT: Tribes seek to secure their water rights as Colorado River dries

Nevada Current

Colorado River

December 14, 2021

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Historically excluded from Colorado River negotiations, tribes are demanding to be included in policy discussions...

COLORADO RIVER: An update on efforts of the lower basin states to address worsening conditions

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

November 24, 2021

While the negotiations have not yet started for the new guidelines for the management of the Colorado River, the lower basin states (California, Nevada, and Arizona) still have been meeting regularly to discuss the response to the worsening drought conditions,...

THE CONVERSATION: As climate change parches the Southwest, here’s a better way to share water from the shrinking Colorado River

The Conversation

Colorado River

November 17, 2021

By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah The Colorado River is a vital lifeline for the arid U.S. Southwest. It supplies...

USGS: Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over the next 30 years

USGS

Colorado River

October 28, 2021

First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry...

NEVADA CURRENT: Climate change intensifying competition for water in the West

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 16, 2021

SNWA chief warns of fights ‘over water that simply isn’t there’ by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current States in the Colorado River Basin are adjusting to the reality that a changed climate means their rights will outstrip the available water by...

NEVADA CURRENT: Drought conditions, climate crisis spur calls for more efficient water infrastructure

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 6, 2021

by Ariana Figueroa, Nevada Current Experts in government, agriculture, water management and the environment stressed during a U.S. Senate hearing...

FEATURE: Metropolitan Water District prepares for the upcoming Colorado River negotiations

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

September 24, 2021

In August, the Secretary of the Interior announced the first-ever shortage declaration for the Lower Basin of the Colorado River,...

USGS: A century of watching the Colorado River

USGS

Colorado River

September 22, 2021

The streamgauge at Lee’s Ferry turns 100 years old By the USGS Right where the Colorado River flows into the mouth of the Grand Canyon, an inconspicuous 20-foot-high concrete tower rises from the riverbank. Inside the tower is a U.S. Geological...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: La Niña responsible for megadroughts in North and South America, study finds

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

August 30, 2021

Over the past 1,000 years, the North American Southwest has endured nine megadroughts averaging nearly 32 years in length, while...

BERKELEY LAB: Mountains of data: an unprecedented climate observatory to understand the future of water

Berkeley Lab

Colorado River Hydrology Science

August 24, 2021

First-ever “bedrock-to-atmosphere” observation system could allow scientists to predict the future of water availability in the West By Julie Chao,...

NEVADA CURRENT: The IPCC report has a chapter on the Southwest, and it’s brutal

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 20, 2021

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Drought, wildfires, declining water supplies, threats to human health made even more dangerous by urban design flaws and socioeconomic inequities — the climate crisis has already hit the Southwest hard. And it’s only going to...

NEVADA CURRENT: ‘There is no climate plan for the Colorado River’

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 17, 2021

BuRec’s first-ever declared water shortage prompts calls for a policy rethink by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As drought and climate...

THE CONVERSATION: As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it’s time to focus on reducing demand

The Conversation

Colorado River

August 16, 2021

By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona The U.S. government announced its first-ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River on Aug....

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation announces 2022 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

August 16, 2021

Historic Drought Impacting Entire Colorado River Basin; Level 1 Shortage Condition declared at Lake Mead From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2021 24-Month Study. This month’s study projections are used...