Hydrologists say that hotter temperatures have been drying out soils and vegetation in the west, leading to less water ...

The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry, with many ranges holding less than 50% of their ...

Scientists have known that dust settling on snowpack speeds up snowmelt, but new research shows that nearly all of the Upper ...

The federal forecast for 55% of normal April to July runoff into Lake Powell means this year’s runoff could be the second lowest in the past six ...

What a difference a month makes. The forecast for how much water will flow this year into Lake Powell, a bellwether reservoir ...

Hydrologists say that hotter temperatures have been drying out soils and vegetation in the west, leading to less water ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Arizona will likely continue to take cuts in its Colorado River supply next year. The ...

Snowpack in the Blue River Basin, which encompasses all of Summit County, stood at 90% of the 30-year median as of Friday.

More information: Patrick Naple et al, Dust on Snow Radiative Forcing and Contribution to Melt in the Colorado River Basin, Geophysical Research Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL112757 ...

said he was frustrated with the pace of negotiations that could determine how the Colorado River is shared ... dry conditions have pushed snowpack across the Upper Basin down to 74% of average ...