Drought - The Journal

To refine water forecasts, Western cities map snow by plane

GUNNISON – At a tiny airport surrounded by mountains, a three-person crew takes off for the inaugural flight above the headwaters of the Colorado River to measure the region’s snow by air. U...

DATE: May 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

USDA designates Colorado a drought disaster area

Emergency assistance available; irrigators may expect meager water allocation

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire and rain: West to get more one-two extreme climate hits

The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a warming-hopped world, becoming a frequent o...

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Water seminar asks what prolonged drought means for Southwest Colorado

170 people hear presentations from water experts, professors and tribal leaders

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

As drought outlook takes shape, preparations begin for wildfire season in Southwest Colorado

Dry and warm weather projected this summer

DATE: Mar 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought amplifies beetle damage to Colorado’s forests

State Forest Service report highlights trees’ fragility as insects spread

DATE: Mar 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns

SALT LAKE CITY – A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. We...

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Water commissioners play key role in priority-rights system

Division 7 is filling three vacant positions on area rivers

DATE: Mar 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coloradans worried about water, wildfires and cost of living, new poll shows

Telephone and online interview polled 3,440 residents of eight Mountain West states

DATE: Feb 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

22 years of drought in Colorado, rest of the Southwest is worst stretch in 1,200 years, study shows

Climate change made the current megadrought worse, study of tree ring data says. CSU researcher who reviewed the work says the conditions aren’t likely to improve

DATE: Feb 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado River Basin’s water forecast looked good in January; now everything has changed

Data collected from sensors recorded near- or record-low snowfall during last three weeks of January

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What if we have another dry winter? ‘Think of our mountains like a big sponge’

Scientists and water managers hope for snow, but they have reason for concern

DATE: Dec 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News