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In Glen Canyon, home to Lake Powell, the shrinking reservoir has revealed areas that were once submerged. These scientists are counting the plants that live there, and have found that they're mostly native.
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The federal government is spending nearly $5 million to improve drought monitoring and forecasts in the West, helping states, communities, and farmers better plan and prepare for droughts.
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Cities around Phoenix are spending billions to develop water infrastructure. Local leaders say it's a necessary step as the Colorado River shrinks and groundwater dries up.
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Dendrochronologists found that high temperatures in the 21st century make the current drought unprecedented compared to other dry periods around the Colorado River across the past 500 years.
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Washington County, Utah — home to the city of St. George — has recently been one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation. Local leaders hope a new plan will stretch the county’s water supplies enough for the next two decades.
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Scientists looked at trees to better understand the interplay between temperatures and droughts in the Western U.S. Human-caused climate change is exacerbating both.
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The 2024 update to Colorado State University’s comprehensive climate study projects depleted rivers, shaky snowpack, and more wildfire risk. According to the report's co-author, farmers, kayakers, and anglers are likely to feel the impact the most, with urban users feeling less of the pain.
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Over the past 22 years, the state has only seen short breaks from drought often followed by longer, more severe drought conditions.
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Cuts to water use along the Colorado River could be spread evenly across some southwestern states, or follow the more than a century-old priority system that currently governs water management. Those are two alternatives federal officials are considering to keep hydropower generation going at the nation’s largest reservoirs according to a draft plan released Tuesday.
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Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.