climate change

As communities across the West keep a close eye on water supplies and wildfire risk, a new federal drought forecast highlights where relief may be on the way, and where dry conditions are likely to continue.

The reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border, has suffered due to an imbalance between supply and demand for Colorado River water.

Twelve fires are over 100,000 acres.

Following statewide record low snowpack this winter, large swaths of the state are experiencing more frequent and more severe wildfires.

Heat safety campaigns throughout the region focus on at-risk populations, outdoor workers and the unhoused.

The Interior Department announced plans for sharing water. Further details are coming soon, but big cuts are likely for cities in Phoenix and central Arizona.

After years of stalled negotiations, the Department of the Interior releases final Environmental Impact Statement, covering 10 years of future management for seven states

As federal officials negotiate new rules for sharing the Colorado River's shrinking water supply, scientists are expanding efforts to better measure one of the basin's biggest sources of water loss: evaporation.

A new study found that human-caused warming increased the chances of snow conditions this severe.

Climate change is exacerbating conditions for more frequent and severe wildfires.