drought
As drought in the West worsens, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Colorado faces a dwindling water supply
Hay and corn production is down, and the Ute Mountain Ute Farm & Ranch Enterprise had to let go 50% of its employees, half of whom are tribal members who live in Towaoc, the tribe's headquarters and main town on their reservation.
As Colorado drought cuts hay crop, cattle ranchers face decision about culling their herds
As the drought worsens across the West and ushers in an early fire season, cattle ranchers are among those feeling the pain
Opinion: We’re running out of water. It’s time to overhaul Colorado’s storage system
The federal infrastructure package is an opportunity to fix and expand the state’s network of dams, reservoirs, pipes and pumps.
Carman: In the war on reality, Westminster, Colorado, is Everytown, U.S.A.
Westminster residents are in a water war, and they can tell you all about the connections between climate change, infrastructure and money
Drought-caused Colorado River fishing restrictions lifted, but it may be a temporary reprieve
Wildfire smoke has help deflect solar radiation and kept the river relatively cool. But aquatic biologists warn hot weather, low water levels and sediment in the river could combine to starve trout of oxygen and future bans.
Officials plan to further divert Colorado River despite drought. Farmers, environmentalists and businesses aren’t happy.
Officials plan to build a pipeline to siphon water from Lake Powell to Utah's Sand Hollow Reservoir despite the coming water cuts in downstream states
The West is baking, burning and drying out. These numbers explain why and how.
"It is a story of cascading impacts," climate scientist John Abatzoglou said, as the West weathers "an epically dry year followed by incredible heat the last two months and now we have fires."
Watering restrictions work. But only 53% of Colorado cities have them.
Outdoor use accounts for as much as half of all domestic water consumption and cities that tightened the spigot have significantly reduced per-person use. But permanent watering rules are just one conservation tool.
Bird count examines what happens when high-country Colorado irrigators use less water
As the state mulls paying irrigators to leave water in the Colorado River instead of flooding fields, Audubon Rockies is using bird counts in the northwest part of the state to gauge the implications of intentionally drying the landscape.
Drought, heat and fire prompt fishing ban on 120-mile stretch of Colorado River
Colorado River flows at two U.S. Geological Survey monitoring stations are less than half of historic levels
Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases while they still can
For years, those who rely on rivers and streams for their livelihoods have struggled with the hotter, drier weather brought on by climate change
Drier springs bring hotter summers in the withering Southwest
New research reveals a positive feedback loop with negative consequences linked to lower springtime humidity across an already parched landscape
Drought forces Grand Junction to dip into Colorado River for drinking water for the first time in more than 50 years
Ute Water's 90,000 Western Slope customers will have river water added to flows from Grand Mesa as a hedge against heat and drought drying up reservoirs
“Fireworks right now are a terrible idea”: Drought woes in the dry West stoke July 4 fire fears
People setting off fireworks at home is a concern because of both the tinder-box conditions ripe for starting wildfires and the threat of injuries.
Opinion: 150 fire scientists urge the U.S. West to skip the fireworks this record-dry 4th of July
With the combination of extreme drought, heat and dry vegetation, all it takes is a spark to ignite a wildfire.
U.S. seeks to bolster firefighter ranks by boosting pay and benefits as wildfires increase
Officials at National Interagency Fire Center on Tuesday raised the national wildfire preparedness level to 4 on a 1-5 scale, the second earliest dating back to 1990.
As Western drought leads to grasshopper outbreak, officials launch what could be the largest killing campaign since the ’80s
Cattle ranchers fear that the drought-loving insects will strip bare public and private rangelands.
What’s behind the heat wave that hit the American West?
A “megadrought" that's partially caused by climate change has sucked the moisture out of the soil through much of the Western United States.
Colorado ranchers are selling off cattle to survive another year of dried-up grass and parched soil
The land is so thirsty, water is soaked up before it can reach reservoirs, crops
Northwest Colorado under “extremely critical” fire warning for first time in 15 years as Western Slope drought worsens
About 45% of Colorado, all west of the Continental Divide, now in some state of drought
