Drought

As Lake Powell Hits Landmark Low, Arizona Looks to a $1 Billion Investment and Mexican Seawater to Slake its Thirst

Gov. Doug Ducey hopes to solve the state’s water woes during his last year in office as decades of drought strain water supplies from the Colorado River.

By Aydali Campa

California Has Begun Managing Groundwater Under a New Law. Experts Aren’t Sure It’s Working

By Elena Shao

Increased Flooding and Droughts Linked to Climate Change Have Sent Crop Insurance Payouts Skyrocketing

By Georgina Gustin

The Year in Climate Photos

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater

By Liza Gross

Inside Clean Energy: Drought is Causing U.S. Hydropower to Have a Rough Year. Is This a Sign of a Long-Term Shift?

By Dan Gearino

World Meteorological Organization Sharpens Warnings About Both Too Much and Too Little Water

By Bob Berwyn

From a Raft in the Grand Canyon, the West’s Shifting Water Woes Come Into View

By Judy Fahys

A Crisis Of Water And Power On The Colorado River

‘There Are No Winners Here’: Drought in the Klamath Basin Inflames a Decades-Old War Over Water and Fish

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest

By Judy Fahys

Global Warming Cauldron Boils Over in the Northwest in One of the Most Intense Heat Waves on Record Worldwide

By Judy Fahys, Bob Berwyn

Without ‘Transformative Adaptation’ Climate Change May Threaten the Survival of Millions of Small Scale Farmers

By Georgina Gustin

How Capturing Floodwaters Can Reduce Flooding and Combat Drought

By Liza Gross

As California’s Drought Worsens, the Biden Administration Cuts Water Supplies and Farmers Struggle to Compensate

By Liza Gross

California’s Relentless Droughts Strain Farming Towns

By Liza Gross

In the West, Signs in the Snow Warn That a 20-Year Drought Will Persist and Intensify

By Bob Berwyn, Judy Fahys

Climate Change Ravaged the West With Heat and Drought Last Year; Many Fear 2021 Will Be Worse

By Judy Fahys

Clues From Wines Grown in Hot, Dry Regions May Help Growers Adapt to a Changing Climate

By Liza Gross