An archive of news on the Colorado River’s drought, shrinking reservoirs, and efforts to craft a new management plan for seven states and Mexico post-2026.
Largest changes centered over Rio Grande region of Southwestern U.S. By the Desert Research Institute In arid Western states, the climate is growing warmer and drier, leading to increased demand for water resources from humans and ecosystems. Now, the atmosphere...
IPCC warns of continued intense droughts, rising health risks and economic turmoil by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Climate change is causing widespread and irreversible impacts to nature and humanity far faster than scientists had anticipated, and the Southwestern U.S. will...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Historically excluded from Colorado River negotiations, tribes are demanding to be included in policy discussions on how the water is managed. Ahead of a conference of the Colorado River Water Users Association in Las Vegas,...
First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry future climate may lead to a 29% decline in Upper Colorado River Basin “baseflow” at the basin outlet by the...
In August, the Secretary of the Interior announced the first-ever shortage declaration for the Lower Basin of the Colorado River, specifically, California, Arizona, and Nevada. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Reclamation released updated modeling projections of major reservoir levels within...
