Videos: Taos Box rafting on Rio Grande, June 2023
This page in our free multimedia library features GoPro video of a rafting trip through the Taos Box on the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. This entry also...
Questions simmer about Lake Powell’s future as drought, climate change point to a drier...
Lake Powell faces demands from stakeholders with different water needs as runoff is forecast to decline due to warmer, drier conditions.
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.
Yes, there is good news in dark times: A water dividend for the Colorado...
The water once used to cool coal-fired power plants could soon be available for other uses, even to help fill a new drought-protection pool in Lake Powell.
Q&A: Defining the “snow deluge” and projecting its future
Scientist Adrienne Marshall explains why these extreme snow years are expected to decline in our warming world.
Zebra mussels threaten infrastructure and native ecosystems. Colorado is ramping up efforts to detect...
On a bluebird day at West and East Lake in Grand Junction, Maddie Baker throws a plankton tow net into the water, and drags it back to her.
“This is...
Can New Mexico’s Ancient Water System Survive Climate Change?
Traditional irrigation canals, or acequias, could help balance the water supply during droughts — if they are protected.
State officials gear up for “difficult conversations” on the Colorado River
The seven U.S. states that share Colorado River water will soon renegotiate water management guidelines.
Calls grow for statewide water conservation standards; some cities skeptical
With a warming climate continuing to rob streams and rivers of their flows, talk in Colorado has resumed about how to limit growing water demand for residential use.
Nine Colorado roundtables submit $20.3B in water project lists, ask for public’s input
Colorado communities have identified projects to help ensure there's enough water for the state's people, farms and wildlife.