How this spring’s snowpack is stacking up
No joke: April 1 readings were decent across many parts of the West, but some areas are still stuck in a snow drought
10 visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water...
The latest National Climate Assessment warns of a shrinking snowpack and serious downstream consequences.
Map: Snow photo galleries
Use this interactive map to browse our expanding collection of free-to-use photos and videos captured by drones, planes and ground-based photographers.
In dry years, Colorado’s Crystal River runs at a trickle — but why?
A historic drought driven by climate change and temperatures that creep ever higher are partly to blame, but the factors that lead to a dry river bed are many.
Photos: Snowpack in San Juan Mountains, May 2023
This page in our free multimedia library features aerial photos of the snowpack in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado.
The San Juans are mostly located in southwest Colorado...
In $100 million Colorado River deal, water and power collide
The purchase represents the culmination of a decades-long effort to keep Shoshone’s water on the west side of Colorado’s mountains, settling the region’s long-held anxieties over competition with the water needs of the Front Range, where fast-growing cities and suburbs around Denver need more water to keep pace with development.
Why atmospheric rivers can be both harmful and helpful
These "rivers in the sky" can cause catastrophic flooding but are also critical for the West's snowpack
What is an atmospheric river? A hydrologist explains the good and bad of these flood-prone storms...
On average, atmospheric rivers have about twice the regular flow of the Amazon River.
Water flux and toxic wells – Water Buffs Podcast ep. 12 – Kathy James
On this episode of Water Buffs, we examine how drought can harm human health, specifically how dramatic fluctuations in water availability can lead to increasingly toxic water supplies.
Helpful sites for tracking snow and the (subpar) snowpack
There’s no shortage of websites with maps and graphics visualizing snow forecasts and the state of the snowpack.