The Colorado River drought crisis: 5 essential reads
Five articles from The Conversation’s archive explain what’s happening and what’s at stake in the Colorado River basin’s drought crisis.
Is the Western drought finally ending? That depends on where you look
Even a deep snowpack in the West likely won't be enough to end the drought.
Photos: Lake Las Vegas aerials, May 2021
This page features aerial photos of Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada.
Lake Las Vegas, which has been filled with Colorado River water, is a reservoir that was created along...
Long-distance water
There’s desperation in the desert – for communities that could run out of water if the Colorado River keeps shrinking from overuse and climate change. Many are now looking...
Photos: Lake Mead and Hoover Dam aerials, May 2021
This page features aerial images of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, along the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lake Mead is the nation's largest reservoir by capacity, but its...
High stakes standoff
A high stakes standoff is playing out over how to save the Colorado River. And with the biggest man-made reservoir in America — Lake Mead — running dry, time...
A Colorado River flows drop and tensions rise, water interests struggle to find solutions...
Experts warn that climate change has rendered old assumptions outdated about what the Colorado River can provide, leaving painful water cuts as the only way forward.
Las Vegas water
The Las Vegas area has taken several effective steps to conserve water, with more efforts on the way.
Brad Hicks of public broadcasting’s This American Land reports.
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Deadline passed
The seven states failed to meet a federal deadline of February 1st to agree on a plan to use less water from the Colorado River.
Brad Hicks of the...
Colorado River Water Users Association
More than 1,000 key players from CRWUA met this week to consider what actions to take in response to the reduction in the volume of water flowing in the...