Colorado River Archives ~ Page 16 of 20 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

April 26, 2022

PNNL scientists participate in project to collect climate data in Colorado mountains By Allan Brettman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory An...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study shows robust increases in atmospheric thirst across much of U.S. during past 40 years

Desert Research Institute

Colorado River

April 6, 2022

Largest changes centered over Rio Grande region of Southwestern U.S. By the Desert Research Institute In arid Western states, the...

NEVADA CURRENT: Lake Powell levels decline below critical threshold

Nevada Current

Colorado River

March 16, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The second largest reservoir on the Colorado River has dipped below a key water level for the first time, despite emergency releases from upper basin reservoirs last summer and fall meant to prevent the troubling...

NEVADA CURRENT: Utah water pipeline proposal premised on faulty population estimates, critics say

Nevada Current

Colorado River

March 11, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As the battle over a planned groundwater pipeline near the Utah-Nevada border continues, conservation groups...

NEVADA CURRENT: Latest climate report describes devastating impacts in store for Southwestern U.S.

Nevada Current

Climate change Colorado River

March 4, 2022

IPCC warns of continued intense droughts, rising health risks and economic turmoil by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Climate change is...

COURT DOCS: Navajo Nation’s water rights

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

February 17, 2022

From the Courthouse News Service: The Ninth Circuit revived the Navajo Nation’s breach of trust claim alleging the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs failed to consider its “as-yet-undetermined...

FEATURE: Mountain Atmospheric Observatory Will Help Track Colorado River Water

Robin Meadows

Colorado River Hydrology Notebook News and Features

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...