Scientists have known that dust settling on snowpack speeds up snowmelt, but new research shows that nearly all of the Upper ...

The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry, with many ranges holding less than 50% of their ...

The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry, with many ranges holding less than 50% of their ...

Hydrologists say that hotter temperatures have been drying out soils and vegetation in the west, leading to less water ...

Colorado's high country, the last two open ski areas (Arapahoe Basin and Winter Park) and backcountry zones haven't received ...

More information: Patrick Naple et al, Dust on Snow Radiative Forcing and Contribution to Melt in the Colorado River Basin, Geophysical Research Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL112757 ...

Ken Curtis, a water manager in southwestern Colorado, had two words to describe his district’s expected water supply this ...

Colorado's high country, the last two open ski areas (Arapahoe Basin and Winter Park) and backcountry zones haven't received snow in approximately seven days, but that is all about to ...

What a difference a month makes. The forecast for how much water will flow this year into Lake Powell, a bellwether reservoir ...

Water managers in Colorado are budgeting for low water supply in the Colorado River Basin as summer approaches. Ken Curtis is ...

Every year for the past 25, at least, negotiating teams for the seven states on the Colorado River have worked to overcome a ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Arizona will likely continue to take cuts in its Colorado River supply next year. The ...