drought

The Bureau of Reclamation's plan leaves room for states in the river's basin to continue negotiations amid unrelenting drought and burgeoning populations.

Of the 145 SNOTEL sites that track data for Montana’s river basins, 111 have melted out, with 66 experiencing earliest or second earliest complete melt out on record.

While recent rains are part of a reason for some optimism surrounding this year’s wildfire outlook, it could “turn on a dime” officials warned during a seasonal briefing.

State crews will push to fully suppress fires this year, Idaho Department of Lands director says.

After 30 years of drought, hydrologists say the Hoover Dam will lose 80% of hydropower production by spring 2027.

From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high country well into the summer.

Snowpack used to be Montana’s fluid money in the bank for summer. But, this year, Montana’s water savings account is in bad shape, along with that of the rest of the West.

Oregon’s wildfire season started early this year and is expected to last into October, according to state fire experts.

Experts say Arizona recorded temperatures in March that shouldn’t have arrived for another two months.

Washington’s Department of Ecology announced a statewide drought emergency Wednesday, marking the fourth consecutive year that part or all of the state has been in a drought.