Drought - The Journal

Following season of low snowpack, experts say Middle Rio Grande is in trouble

About 70% of the state is now in severe or extreme drought conditions

DATE: Apr 16, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Hillcrest Golf Club follows Durango Parks and Recreation’s lead in water management

Director shares how course made it through 2018 drought

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado recreation industry can adapt during low-water years, panelists say

Panel highlights strategies to sustain rivers and outdoor tourism during drought

DATE: Mar 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future

Expect a longer wildfire season and major headaches for state water managers

DATE: Mar 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Farmington braces for snow drought but maintains secure water supply

‘We have ample water supply,’ Mayor Duckett says

DATE: Feb 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report says New Mexico faces ‘looming groundwater crisis’ from climate change, overuse

Experts recommend groundwater included, understood in regional planning

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

‘Snow drought’ observed across the West, amid higher-than-average winter temps

New Mexico’s snow cover was one quarter of the median level usually observed on Dec. 10

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Future drought will likely change large migratory bird patterns to New Mexico

If you live in the Rio Grande Valley, you have probably heard the strange croaks of the sandhill crane or the honk of the Ross’s goose overhead when out for a walk along the river. That’s be...

DATE: Nov 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Arizona, Nevada and Mexico get less Colorado River water for a third year

States are working to reach agreement by next year on new long-term rules

DATE: Aug 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Montezuma County farmers eligible for USDA emergency loans

Few farmers have taken advantage of the decade-long program

DATE: Aug 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘The Big Dry continues’: Cortez’s April precipitation data are in

Storms in early May are just a ‘Small Damp in the Big Dry,’ weather watcher says

DATE: May 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Colorado’s ‘dismal’ snowpack has water managers worried

Can storms make up for a dry winter?

DATE: Mar 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News