Drought

Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?

City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September but aren’t sure exactly how, as schools and hospitals drill for water.

By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija of KUT, and Emily Salazar of KEDT

New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat

By Tina Deines

Corpus Christi Projects Emergency Water Restrictions in September for Large Industrial Users and 500,000 Customers

By Dylan Baddour

Facing Drought and Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year

By Martha Pskowski

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers

By Dylan Baddour

The Warm, Dry Winter Has Left Firefighters in Wyoming Nervous

By Jake Bolster

This Year’s US Wildfires Have Already Set Records That Could Foreshadow a Smoky, Fiery Summer

By Jake Bolster

Lessons From Salt Lakes for Making a Home in a Changing World

By Wyatt Myskow

Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

By Dylan Baddour

Water Shortage May Hit Corpus Christi Within Weeks

By Dylan Baddour

Summer in March? Unusual Heat Wave Descends on Already Parched Western U.S.

By Kiley Price

States Blast Federal Playbook of Potential Colorado River Options 

Scott Franz, KUNC

After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe

By Dylan Baddour

Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack

By Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow

Patagonia Is Burning

By Anika Jane Beamer

Iran’s Regime Has Survived War, Sanctions and Uprising. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down.

By Katie Surma

Arizona’s AG Is Clear-Eyed About the State’s Energy Costs and Water Scarcity—but Can It Help Her Win Reelection?

By Wyatt Myskow

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Ohio Farmers Say Regenerative Agriculture Methods Helped Them Survive a Drought. State and Federal Leaders Are Slashing Programs That Fund Them.

By Michael Riojas