COLORADO NEWSLINE: The government takes a dim view of the Colorado River’s future. Is it too optimistic? Guest Contributor Colorado River August 26, 2025‘Immediate action’ needed as states try to reach agreement about natural flow formula by Allen Best, Colorado Newsline A version...
NEVADA CURRENT: Southwest in a ‘mega-drying’ zone due to groundwater loss, study finds Nevada Current Colorado River August 19, 2025by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada, the driest state in the union, is only getting drier as the region’s supply...
UC BOULDER: Human emissions drove the megadrought in the western US University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado River August 19, 2025By Yvaine Ye, University of Colorado at Boulder Greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions from human activity have been driving the...
YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why winter rains keep skipping the Southwest Yale Climate Connections Colorado RiverHydrology August 15, 2025by Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections Climate change appears to have driven an ongoing 25-year shortfall in winter rains and...
THE CONVERSATION: Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought The Conversation Colorado RiverHydrology August 14, 2025By Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder and Timothy Shanahan, The University of Texas at Austin A new wave of...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research finds Inside Climate News Colorado RiverHydrology July 18, 2025Climate change is warming the North Pacific Ocean, leading weather patterns that drive drought in the U.S. Southwest to persist...
USBR: Biden-Harris Administration leaves Colorado River Basin on path to success Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River January 18, 2025Alternatives report released today provides detailed data to support consensus agreement for post-2026 Colorado River operations to prevent catastrophic drought...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Despite best hopes, Southwest drought may be here to stay Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 21, 2024Climate scientists say increasing global temperatures have driven soil moisture in the Southwest below a critical point, creating a positive...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Despite Biden Administration proposals to address Colorado River shortages, a solution is far off Inside Climate News Colorado River November 22, 2024Colorado River users are in tense negotiations over the critical waterway’s future as climate-driven drought and overuse continue to diminish...
NEVADA CURRENT: Feds release long-term Colorado River management options, including water cutbacks Nevada Current Colorado River November 21, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Amid stalled negotiations over how to manage the troubled Colorado River in the coming decades,...
PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Puts Colorado River on Path to Success Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River November 21, 2024Investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda have staved off crisis in the Colorado River Basin. Alternatives released today...
NASA satellites find snow didn’t offset Southwest groundwater loss NASA/JPL Colorado RiverScience June 18, 2024By James R. Riordon, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Researchers anticipate continued reprieve from drought for southwestern US Courthouse News Service Colorado River May 6, 2024Although the 2024 water year has not been as dramatic as the year prior, researchers say the snowmelt forecast paints...
CAL MATTERS: California agrees to long-term cuts of Colorado River water Cal Matters Colorado River March 7, 2024California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House launches water conservation initiative for western US Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 5, 2024The plan comes as the Colorado River Basin languishes in the driest period it’s seen in a thousand years. By...
