Las Vegas Water Intake Now Visible at Drought-Stricken Lake Mead May 2, 2022 LAS VEGAS (AP) — A massive drought-starved reservoir on the Colorado River has become so depleted that Las Vegas now...
Big Progress on Wildfires, but Dangerous Winds on the Way April 29, 2022 By Susan Montoya Bryan and Margery A. Beck ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have been making significant progress Wednesday on the biggest wildfires burning unusually hot and fast...
Megadrought Threatens California Power Blackouts This Summer April 28, 2022 By David R Baker, Mark Chediak and Naureen Malik The historic drought that’s choked off rivers and reservoirs from the Rocky Mountains to the California coast is threatening to...
Wildfire Destroys at Least 150 Structures in New Mexico Town April 14, 2022 RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire swept through neighborhoods in a mountain community in drought-stricken south-central New Mexico, burning...
Worst Fire Conditions in a Decade Put Kansas to West Texas at Risk April 12, 2022 By Brian K. Sullivan Some of the worst fire conditions in a decade are going to sweep across Texas and the southern Great Plains,...
Fire and Rain: West to Get More One-Two Extreme Climate Hits April 4, 2022 By Seth Borenstein The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far...
California Drought Deepens as Wet Season is Anything but April 4, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and...
Texas Wildfires Fueled by Gusty Winds Prompt Evacuations March 21, 2022 By Grant Schulte EASTLAND, Texas (AP) — Fire crews in Texas made progress Saturday against a massive complex of wildfires that have killed...
UN: Droughts, Less Water in Europe as Warming Wrecks Crops March 3, 2022 By Aritz Parra and Sergio Rodrigo LA HERRADURA, Spain (AP) — “Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky.”...
Dry Winter Drains Reservoirs, Ruins Crops in Spain, Portugal February 14, 2022 By Emilio Morenatti ACEREDO, Spain (AP) — Roofs peeking out of the water have become a common sight every summer at the Lindoso...