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Symptoms can range from anxiety and feelings of helplessness to post-traumatic stress disorder and increases in violence and suicide, according to research from Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Soil that's been burned in a wildfire often can't absorb substantial rainfall, sending water, mud and fallen trees downstream.

Millions of Coloradans remain under strict water restrictions because of historic drought. Failing to conserve could mean empty reservoirs, and even harsher restrictions.

High temperatures and a poor snowpack led to a lackluster winter for nearby ski resorts. But according to experts and trail users, those conditions could have consequences for summer sports, too.

The combined amount of water in Lake Powell and Lake Mead is now the lowest it has been in nearly 70 years.

Environmental advocates argue that new water-sharing rules can and should keep the river flowing for plants, animals, people and infrastructure.

As people are evacuated from wildfires this summer, rushing to protect their family and homes, others are heading to betting sites like Polymarket to put money down on the fires.

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This year’s already strong El Niño is strengthening, a trend with potentially significant implications for the intense – and now tragic – fire season.

Officials are anticipating fewer July wildfires in the northeast corner of the state. Parts of the south still remain above normal fire potential.