Geography

This page in our free multimedia library features aerial photos of the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, N.M. Albuquerque relies on pumped groundwater and surface water...

BUCKEYE, Ariz. – Beneath the exhausting Sonoran sun, an hour’s drive west of Phoenix, heavy machines are methodically scraping the desert bare. Where mesquite and...

A statewide public effort to determine whether Coloradans should engage in perhaps the biggest water conservation program in state history enters its second year of study this summer, but the complex, collaborative effort on the Colorado River has a long way to go before the state and its water users can make a go/no-go decision, officials said.

A greenhouse in Colorado is using 95 percent less water to grow food compared to traditional agricultural practices.

An Arizona community may be ground zero for climate change in America. The Colorado River basin is in crisis — its reservoirs are running...

Colorado's legislature has authorized a study of the state's anti-speculation laws

Cities in New Mexico and Colorado are juggling water scarcity concerns over the Rio Grande.

This page features aerial and ground-based photos of Lake Powell's Bullfrog Marina in southern Utah. Created by Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell is the second-largest...

Drought in the West persists, but the increase in snowpack will likely allow for a significant recovery in reservoirs and soil moisture.

This page features drone-captured footage and photos of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The imagery shows the Colorado as it approaches Moab, with State...