Forecasters noted one potential bright spot: the North American Monsoon has begun delivering moisture to the southwest, and ...

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows how drought conditions are shaping up as the country moves into July ...

Exceptional drought — the most severe category tracked by the U.S. Drought Monitor — now blankets much of Colorado's central mountains and Western Slope, according to data released Thursday by the ...

Severe drought has spread across parts of Arizona and Colorado, expanding well beyond the Utah-centric focus that shaped earlier coverage of the Southwest’s water crisis. As of June 16, 2026, federal ...

Even in Colorado’s devastating drought, rafters and kayakers can experience the thrill of whitewater. The state’s management ...

Image: U.S. Drought Monitor. The U.S. Drought Monitor has released their first report following a snowstorm that dropped 30-plus inches of snow on some parts of Colorado last week and it indicates all ...

Colorado farmers and ranchers are no strangers to challenges. From persistent drought and changing weather patterns to rising ...

A number of states are suffering from record drought, but none has suffered as much recently as Colorado. Drought at various levels covers the entire state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The ...

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Colorado’s state leadership on Thursday declared a drought emergency as this winter’s record-low snowpack and an abnormally warm spring fuel one of the worst statewide droughts on record.

Instead, he’s opted for more drought tolerant crops, such as sorghum, while letting other parts of his fields lie fallow. “We ...