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New Paper Shows Surges of Concentrated Precipitation Can Lead to Dryer Landscapes

Snow and rain in the American West is concentrating at one of the highest rates in the world, researchers found, with implications for ecosystems, water management and this year’s El Niño.

By Jake Bolster

Birds That Live Long and Slow May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change, Research Finds

By Kiley Price

California Water Experts Prepare for Climate Whiplash

By Liza Gross

Big Cities Disrupt the Atmosphere, Often Generating More Rainfall, But Can Also Have a Drying Effect

By Bob Berwyn

Springtime Rain Crucial for Getting Wintertime Snowmelt to the Colorado River, Study Finds

By Jake Bolster

Skiers hike along the ridgeline of the East Wall at Arapahoe Basin ski area in Colorado on May 4. Credit: Michael Kodas

A Rare Dose of Hope for the Colorado River as New Study Says Future May Be Wetter

By Alex Hager, KUNC

The Riverkeeper’s Quest to Protect the Delaware River Watershed as the Rains Fall and Sea Level Rises

By Daelin Brown

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