The Colorado River Compact was negotiated in 1922 to end the fighting over the river’s use, and the current round of ...

If you took a look at a map of Rocky Mountain snow right now you would see a lot of red. The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry, with many ranges holding less than ...

An atmospheric river has caused an onslaught of rain in California, drenching the south of the state and causing severe flooding. The historic storm ripped across the state at the weekend and through ...

Heavy autumn rains brought relief to drought-plagued portions of the Southwest, but across the Colorado River basin, ongoing water supply concerns still linger amid tense policy negotiations and near ...

For the past four years, National Geographic Explorer Caitlin Ochs has trekked up and down the Colorado River by foot, raft, car and air to document the impacts of climate change. By her estimate, she ...

A research effort tracking water scarcity around the world shows California, Arizona and other Western states are experiencing water stress at high levels similar to arid countries such as Saudi ...

As the seven Colorado River Basin states haggle over the future of water allocations, authors of a new report on groundwater argue that equal attention should be paid to the water beneath our feet.

A mudbank in Dark Canyon. For decades, the Colorado River has dropped its load of silt where it has run up against the Lake ...

As I’ve followed the long-running negotiations over the Colorado River the last couple of years, very little progress has been made in transforming the century-old system of managing the river’s ...

Correction: The audio version of this story refers to Andrew Mead, the writer of an opinion piece in the L.A. Times. That is incorrect. The correct name is Aaron Mead. Climate change is affecting our ...