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Drought

A groundwater pump supplies water to Quechan tribal land at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, along the Colorado River, on May 26, 2023, near Winterhaven, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows

By Wyatt Myskow

The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona has lined 3,000 feet of their canals with solar panels. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River?

By Jake Bolster

A view of Big Sewickley Creek downstream from PennEnergy’s proposed water withdrawal site shows erosion control (center) and a portion of the project workspace and parking area (gravel and log on right). Credit: Rose Reilly/Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association

Pennsylvania Fracking Company Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow

By Jon Hurdle

People cross the street during a dust storm on March 7 in downtown El Paso, Texas. Credit: Justin Hamel

El Paso Hasn’t Seen This Many Dust Storms Since the Dust Bowl

By Martha Pskowski

The Green River, the Colorado River’s largest tributary, runs through a large meadow in Sublette County, Wyo. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Wyoming Begins Exploring Voluntary Water Conservation Programs

By Jake Bolster

Skiers descend Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado on May 4. Snowpack across the mountains that supply the Colorado River is far below normal for this time of year. Forecasts call for 55 percent of average runoff into Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

A Dry Winter on the Colorado River Has Big Reservoirs on Track for Trouble

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Leonardo Buria, the National Parks Northern Patagonia Regional Director of Conservation, holds up a ruler that in 2007 was completely covered by water in Laguna Blanca National Park. Credit: Facundo Scordo

Five Patagonian Lakes Are Rapidly Drying, Study Shows

By Andrés Muedano

A view of the North and South forks of the Little Wind River meet near Ft. Washakie, the site of a new stream gauge. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

New Stream Gauges and Weather Stations Poised to Help Wyoming Tribes Endure Flooding and Drought

By Jake Bolster

People stroll down Hidalgo Street to take a look at classic cars during the third annual Estos Vatos BorderTown Getdown car show in downtown Laredo on Saturday evening, March 22, 2025. Credit: Sam Owens/San Antonio Express-News

South Texas Developers Make a Sales Pitch to Sell Groundwater. Will Laredo Buy It?

By Martha Pskowski

Ohio faced its most severe drought in a century in 2024. Credit: Seth Herald/NurPhoto via Getty Images

After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health

By Anika Jane Beamer

The site of a water pipeline project by the company Recharge through Lee County into Williamson County is pictured on March 28. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

‘Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers

By Dylan Baddour

An aerial view of the Solimoes River, a tributary of the Amazon River that’s in a critical state during a historic drought, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas on Sept. 30, 2024. Credit: Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images

Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn

By Bob Berwyn

An aerial view of the Colorado River near the Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz., as drought conditions affect the Southwest on June 18, 2024. Credit: Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images

Despite Staff and Budget Cuts, NOAA Issues Critical Drought Warnings in Its Spring Climate Outlook

By Bob Berwyn

Emergency services respond to a brush fire in Inwood Hill Park on Nov. 13, 2024 in New York City. Credit: Alex Kent/Getty Images

NYC’s Inwood Hill Park Looks Ahead After a Fall Fire Season

By Ayanna Dickinson

Sprinklers water crops on a farm near Coachella, Calif. during a long-duration heat wave and drought on July 3, 2024. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

USDA’s Purge of Climate Data is Illegal and Reckless, Doing Immediate Harm to Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges  

By Miranda Lipton

The Colorado River flows out of Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, on Dec. 16, 2021. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Questions and Confusion as Trump Pauses Key Funding for Shrinking Colorado River

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Since 2019, forest regions from the Chilean Coast to the Andes Mountains have turned brown as leaves lose their green color. Credit: Benito Rosende

In Chile, a Declining Forest Worries Scientists

By Andrés Muedano

Cars are piled in the street with other debris after flash floods hit Valencia, Spain on Oct. 30, 2024. Credit: David Ramos/Getty Images

An Economist’s Dire Forecast About Just How Much Climate Change Will Impact GDP

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

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