Report Forecasts ‘Above-Normal’ U.S. Wildfire Season, Worse in Drought-Plagued West May 4, 2022 By Don Jergler The U.S. has in store an “above-normal” wildfire season if a prediction out on Wednesday from fire weather experts holds...
Southwest Colorado Farmers Plagued by Drought April 11, 2022 By Chris Outcalt With his hands stuffed deep into his pockets, Landan Wilson looks down at the ground and scuffs his boot back...
California Drought Deepening as Wet Season is Anything But April 4, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and absent a heavy dose...
Climate Change Could Cost U.S. Budget $2 Trillion a Year by End Century April 4, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per...
5th Oregon County Declares Drought Emergency March 30, 2022 Low water storage and snowpack levels in southern Oregon have prompted a fifth Oregon county to declare a drought emergency....
California Imposes New Round of Water Cuts to Deal with Severe Drought March 21, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year...
Oregon Governor Declares Emergency in County as Drought Worsens March 9, 2022 Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency in Klamath County as southern Oregon remains in an ongoing...
Climate Experts Say Much of Northwest May Stay Drought-Stricken March 8, 2022 Climate experts from Oregon, Washington and Idaho say most of the Northwest remains locked in drought and that the region...
U.S. Won’t Give Water to California Farmers Because of Drought February 25, 2022 By Adam Beam With California entering the third year of severe drought, federal officials said Wednesday they won’t deliver any water to farmers...
Arizona Eyeing $1B Water Plant to Help with Drought January 12, 2022 By Bob Christie and Jonathan J. Cooper Gov. Doug Ducey has proposed setting aside $1 billion to remove the salt from sea water and bring it to...