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Drought

A man cools off during a heat wave in Rome on July 1, 2025. Credit: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images

State of the Climate: A Dimming, Overheated Planet, With Degraded Oceans

By Bob Berwyn

The Lolo Hotshots of the U.S. Forest Service on assignment in Manitoba, Canada, in June 2025. Credit: National Interagency Fire Center

Massive Wildfires Test the Limits of International Cooperation

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A couple visits their home destroyed by the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Wash., on Aug. 4. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

As Spokane Burns, a Record Northwestern Fire Season Shows No Signs of Slowing

By Claire Barber

The Romanian Navy conducts a controlled underwater explosion on the Danube River in the village of Izvoarele on Monday. Credit: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images

European Rivers Dwindle Amid Severe Drought

By Dylan Baddour

Visitors view the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell from the Carl Hayden Visitor Center on Thursday in Page, Ariz. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Federal Plan Makes Steep Colorado River Water Cuts to Arizona, California and Nevada

By Jake Bolster

People fish along the Deer Creek Reservoir near Heber City, Utah, on Feb. 7, as the state experiences about one-third of its normal early-February snowpack. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Global Warming Unmakes Winter in the US West

By Bob Berwyn

A father helps his son walk over a path made of sandbags following severe flooding on Dec. 12, 2025, in Burlington, Wash. Credit: Natalie Behring/Getty Images

More Snow Is Falling as Rain in Washington, Leading to Increased Drought in Key Agricultural Areas

By Claire Barber

The dry riverbed of the Rio Grande is seen next to pecan orchards in Radium Springs, N.M., before annual water releases began on May 30.

The Clock Is Ticking for New Mexico to Cut Rio Grande Water Use

Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje

Steam billows from Valero’s West Refinery outside Corpus Christi on April 29. Cooling towers at industrial facilities can evaporate more than 1,000 gallons of water per minute. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Corpus Christi Residents and Businesses Subsidized Industrial Water Bills for Years, Officials Say

By Neena Satija, Dylan Baddour

Last year, the town of Estancia, N.M., asked residents to conserve water because its wells were not producing adequately. Credit: Town of Estancia

A New Mexico Town Is Running Dry. An Immigration Detention Center Is Its Biggest Water Customer.

By Martha Pskowski

The sign with Smokey Bear says, "Fire danger very high today! Prevent wildfires"

Large Fires Scorch Drought-Stricken Western U.S. 

By Kiley Price

People paddle the Rio Grande with downtown Albuquerque in the background. Credit: City of Albuquerque

A New Book Tells the Story of Albuquerque Through the Rio Grande

By Martha Pskowski

“The water plan has to be realistic,” said Larry Soward, a former executive director of the Texas Water Commission. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi

By Dylan Baddour

Tanya Trujillo, then assistant secretary of the Interior for water and science, speaks during an event in California in 2023. Credit: Bureau of Reclamation

As Colorado River States Struggle to Reach Agreement, New Mexico Brings on a Fresh Voice

By Jake Bolster

John Byrum, executive director of the Nueces River Authority, at the Texas Water Association conference on June 18 in Horseshoe Bay. Credit: Jon Shapley/Inside Climate News

How a Tiny Texas River Agency Plans to Build the Largest Desalination Plant in the Country

By Arcelia Martin, Dylan Baddour

A person wears a hat for shade during a heat wave on March 20 in Redondo Beach, Calif. The March heat wave that blistered the Western U.S. foreshadows more extreme heat this summer, former NOAA climate scientists said in a briefing this week. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Scientists Warn of Summer Heat Spikes as Global Warming Edges Toward 2C

By Bob Berwyn

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, is plunging, causing hydropower generation at Hoover Dam to decline.

Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff

Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

Dead trees burned by a wildfire span across the Manti-La Sal National Forest near Moab, Utah, in 2022. Credit: Jon G. Fuller/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Across Ecosystems, Dead Organisms Help Shape the Living World

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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