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Drought

Arizona Joins Lawsuit Challenging the Federal Government’s Plan for the Colorado River

Arizona alleges that a plan for Lower Colorado River Basin states to shoulder water cuts would devastate its economy.

By Wyatt Myskow

Kayakers descend a trail from a boat ramp at Antelope Point that now ends hundreds of feet from Lake Powell on Aug. 20 near Page, Ariz. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images
A USDA worker holds soil from a ranch that uses regenerative agriculture practices. Credit: Preston Keres/USDA/FPAC

Regenerative Growers in Florida Aim to Improve Soil for Health of Food, Environment, Consumers and Workers

By Sara Pepitone

The Green River flows into the Fontenelle Reservoir on May 28 near La Barge, Wyo. Credit: Natalie Behring/Getty Images

Momentum for Measuring Water Lost in Wyoming’s Portion of the Colorado River Dries Up

By Jake Bolster

As mayor of Corpus Christi, Joe McComb championed plans to build a desalination plant. But later city leaders called the project off. "We laid a golden egg in their lap," McComb said. "They took off in an inexplicable direction.” Credit: Jon Shapley/Inside Climate News

How a Bid to Beat Drought Drove Corpus Christi to the Brink of Disaster

By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija

A dilapidated house stands in Calipatria, Calif., a small Imperial Valley community near the Salton Sea. The lithium boom is arriving in a region where residents already face deep economic disparities and longstanding infrastructure challenges. Credit: Carla Samon Ros/CJI

The Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water

By Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt Myskow

The Rio Grande flows through the San Luis Valley on May 5. Credit: Jacob Spetzler/Inside Climate News

A Colorado Water Trial Could Decide the Future of an Agricultural Valley

By Emily Payne

Boats are left stranded on a dried-up river on the border of France and Switzerland during a heatwave in Europe on Aug 11. Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

Europe’s Extreme Summer Triggered Cascading Climate Shocks

By Bob Berwyn

A tug boat pushes barges through the Port of Corpus Christi on Aug. 22. Credit: Jon Shapley/Inside Climate News

Corpus Christi Could Owe Texas $235M for Failed Desalination Plant

By Dylan Baddour

In 2024, farmers in Zambia struggled with El Nino-driven drought, which created severe food and water shortages. This year, the government is spending 60 percent of its budget on debt repayment, with only .32 percent going toward climate adaptation and resilience. Credit: Lusaka Province, Zambia

For Climate-Vulnerable Countries, Debt Costs 25 Times More Than Climate Action

By Alissa de Chassey

A pedestrian walks in downtown Ely, Minn., as the air is filled with smoke from multiple wildfires burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on July 15. Credit: Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images

Is Wildfire Risk Increasing in the Midwest?

By Susan Cosier

Children play in the shrinking waters of the Ciliwung River in Bogor, Indonesia, on July 27 amid drought conditions intensified by this year’s El Niño. Credit: Agoes Rudianto/Anadolu via Getty Images

Global Warming Intensifies El Niño, Galápagos Coral Fossils Show

By Bob Berwyn

The lower Nueces River at Calallen, Texas, on March 30. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns

By Dylan Baddour

People stand at the bottom of a boat ramp that now ends hundreds of feet above the water levels of Lake Powell on Aug. 18 near Page, Ariz. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

The Biggest Carbon Polluters Are to Blame for Half of U.S. Western Water Lost to Climate Change, ‘Groundbreaking’ Paper Says

By Jake Bolster

Boats are seen in the Boulder Basin of Lake Mead on July 25 in Nevada. Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Fearing ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Water Cuts, Nevada Sues Feds Over Colorado River Plan

By Steven Rodas

Smoke rises behind a residential area as a wildfire burns in Gironde, France, on July 23, 2026. New research suggests that dangerous conflagrations like the Gironde wildfire will become more common in the future. Credit: Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images

Europe Faces Surging Wildfire Threat, New Research Shows

By Bob Berwyn

A firefighter works to secure the Moose Fire perimeter on Monday in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Credit: Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF Wildland Fire Information

Recent Rain Slowed Southwestern Montana Wildfires. Now the Heat Is Returning.

By Mosabber Hossain

Mina Guli runs through haze during her nearly 1,800-mile journey down the Colorado River on June 21. Credit: Andrew King

Wildfires and Extreme Heat Challenge Water Activist’s Attempt to Run the Length of the Colorado River

By Maya McDaniel

“The powerful industry [doesn’t] want people to recognize their power, and people are recognizing their power,” said Isabel Araiza, an organizer of the petition drive who spoke to the Corpus Christi City Council on Tuesday. Source: City of Corpus Christi livestream

Corpus Christi Puts Industrial Water Charge on November Ballot

By Dylan Baddour

A Valero refinery is seen behind a residential area on May 5 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Corpus Christi Seeks to Block Referendum on Industrial Water Charge

By Dylan Baddour

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