/tags/drought drought en-US Copyright Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:02:02 GMT /local-news/2025-08-06/powell-dead-pool-new-mexico-reservoir Amid a prolonged megadrought, the Bureau of Reclamation is predicting that Lake Powell may drop close to a “dead pool." But, water managers won’t let that happen. They’ll first tap into reservoirs further upstream – including in New Mexico. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:02:02 GMT /local-news/2025-08-06/powell-dead-pool-new-mexico-reservoir Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-07-28/research-plant-drought-science A new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory shows that New Mexico’s beloved piñon pine trees may be more flexible in how they handle extreme drought than scientists once thought. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:27:36 GMT /local-news/2025-07-28/research-plant-drought-science Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-06-13/new-mexicos-governor-declares-drought-emergency-sort-of A warming climate — fueled in part by the state’s oil and gas production — has parched rivers and turned forests to tinder. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:07:12 GMT /local-news/2025-06-13/new-mexicos-governor-declares-drought-emergency-sort-of Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main /local-news/2025-05-08/dry-winter-colorado-river-reservoirs Drought conditions in the Rocky Mountains could further lower water levels at Lake Powell. Thu, 08 May 2025 21:23:30 GMT /local-news/2025-05-08/dry-winter-colorado-river-reservoirs Alex Hager /local-news/2025-05-05/colorado-river-needs-shared-pain-deadlock The authors of a new memo say that states need to take shared water cutbacks to manage the Colorado River going forward. Mon, 05 May 2025 21:09:19 GMT /local-news/2025-05-05/colorado-river-needs-shared-pain-deadlock Alex Hager /local-news/2025-04-22/snowflakes-death-threats-and-dollar-signs-cloud-seeding-is-at-a-crossroads Utah is using a technology that can add more water to the state's supply. Others in the Colorado River basin are looking to expand. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:46:34 GMT /local-news/2025-04-22/snowflakes-death-threats-and-dollar-signs-cloud-seeding-is-at-a-crossroads Alex Hager /local-news/2025-03-26/cuts-threaten-economies-elevate-fire-risks As the Southwest heads into peak fire season, the Trump Administration’s cuts to federal agencies are set to hit some local recreational economies hard – especially as conditions ripen for wildfire. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:46:29 GMT /local-news/2025-03-26/cuts-threaten-economies-elevate-fire-risks Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-03-13/drought-lack-of-snowpack-federal-cuts-wildfire A new national forecast warns that above-normal wildfire risk will exist through most of New Mexico by April. Meanwhile, federal cuts could leave one-third of the state without dispatchers to monitor for nascent blazes and fewer firefighters to respond if they blow up.silver Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:56:14 GMT /local-news/2025-03-13/drought-lack-of-snowpack-federal-cuts-wildfire Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico /local-news/2024-11-07/trump-presidency-colorado-river Water managers across the West say they do not expect a new Trump administration will alter post-2026 Colorado River talks. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:24:01 GMT /local-news/2024-11-07/trump-presidency-colorado-river Alex Hager /local-news/2024-10-06/why-dont-we-just-fix-the-colorado-river-crisis-by-piping-in-water-from-the-east Engineering hurdles, high costs and political challenges stand in the way of an easy fix to the West's water shortages. This is Part 1 in the Western Water Myths five-part series. Sun, 06 Oct 2024 21:38:12 GMT /local-news/2024-10-06/why-dont-we-just-fix-the-colorado-river-crisis-by-piping-in-water-from-the-east Alex Hager