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.
A new study shows that, more than a thousand years ago, the Colorado River Basin had an even worse drought than the one currently plaguing the region. By Matthew Renda, Courthouse News Service While the current drought afflicting the Colorado...
By Blaine Friedlander, Cornell University As water restrictions tighten in Southern California in anticipation of summer, the Southwestern United States is seeing growing evidence of climate change and drought for millions of western residents, according to a Cornell expert in...
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,...
