drought monitor

The federal government is spending nearly $5 million to improve drought monitoring and forecasts in the West to help states, communities and farmers better plan and prepare for droughts.

For more than 20 years, the federal government has been monitoring drought conditions nationwide. A new study shows that the system is not keeping up with climate change, especially in the Mountain West region.

The Sheridan County Water Supply Report is slated to be followed by a series of regular reports that analyze the hydrological conditions in Sheridan County and the surrounding area. A survey that SCLT conducted earlier this year indicated that there's a need for more publicly available information about water and drought and how this information can inform decisions made in the community.

A new report shows extreme drought throughout the Bighorn Mountains.The latest data from the University of Nebraska's National Drought Mitigation Center…