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Major US lake threatened by persistent drought conditions after water levels rose significantly last...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 23 hours ago"However, by the end of 2024, the combined storage of [Lake Powell and Lake Mead] is expected to be...
Utah’s reservoirs are at about 90% capacity, except Lake Powell. Here’s why
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoUtah’s reservoirs are still at what the state calls “impressive” levels, with most hovering around...
Lake Mead outlook improves in latest water projections
KLAS articles via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIt will take a year to get there, but Lake Mead is expected to be 4 feet deeper in May 2024 than...
A plumbing issue at Lake Powell dam could mean big trouble for Western water - Phoenix Business...
The Business Journals· 2 weeks agoConservation groups are calling for changes to the management ofLake Powell, the nation’s second...
A once-promising Colorado River forecast is downgraded after mediocre April snowfall
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe result is a likely holding pattern for drought responses over the next two years, according to...
As Western Drought Recedes, the Great Salt Lake Is the Biggest It’s Been in Years
The Wall Street Journal· 1 week agoThen came an unexpected deluge of rain and snow in the winters of 2023 and 2024. The amount of land...
EDITORIAL: Drought conditions ease considerably in the West
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 1 week agoThe Wall Street Journal reported this week that two wet years have replenished reservoirs across the...
California and National Drought Summary for May 21, 2024, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California...
Sierra Sun Times· 1 day agoThis U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) week saw widespread improvement in drought-related conditions on the map across areas of the South, Plains, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and the West. In the Plains ...
Southern Utah is desperate to conserve water—so one county took a bold approach
Fast Company Magazine· 2 days agoThe Virgin River cuts through a towering red rock gorge flanked by forested plateaus as it meanders...
Higher future flows likely on the Colorado River, new study finds
Arizona Daily Star· 2 weeks agoRiver flows will most likely rise 5-7% in the quarter-century starting in 2026 compared to the...