The water levels of the Colorado River have been dropping lower than forecasted for decades, mystifying scientists. Now, researchers may have figured out that spring rainfall may be the cause, ...

Urban streams in semi-arid Denver have 2.5 times more streamflow than nearby grassland streams. Where is this extra streamflow coming from? Our tracer uses the fact that Denver’s tap water is imported ...

Over the past 25 years, the Northeast has experienced the largest increase in extreme precipitation nationally. Prior research has shown that the amount of extreme precipitation— rain or snow that ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Experts say the weather in May improved our overall water supply outlook, but it is still below normal for most locations. Most basins received above-normal precipitation, but the ...

Declining snowfall is changing the seasonal patterns of streamflow throughout the Northern hemisphere boosting chances of water shortages in the summer, scientists have found. Declining snowfall is ...

A few swaths of precipitation occurred across the country, including the Sierra Nevada, northwest California and western portions of Washington and Oregon, during the past week. Some high elevation ...

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah. New research from ...

Water resources will fluctuate increasingly and become more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere by later this century, according to a comprehensive new ...

There is a cynical trick being played by some climate activists to promote misinformation and undercut the assessments of the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as they lobby for changes ...

A drought watch advisory has been issued for 28 counties in Virginia including the Shenandoah Valley. The advisories were issued due to rapid declines in the streamflow and groundwater levels due to a ...