Tag: drought
Drought driving tough talks on water cuts for Nevada, Western states
Nevada and two of its neighboring southwestern states are still working on ways to drastically cut water use from the Colorado River as a deadline…
Drought, dry conditions push Lake Mead to lowest level on record
As the western megadrought worsens, the nation’s largest reservoir hit a new worrisome milestone this week. Lake Mead now sits just 29 percent full, dropping…
Californians using a lot more water despite drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s drought is worsening and yet residents used more water in March than any month since 2015, defying pleas for conservation from…
California water use increases dramatically despite drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s drought is worsening and yet residents used more water in March than any month since 2015, defying pleas for conservation from…
Millions of Californians ordered to cut water use amid drought
LOS ANGELES — Southern California’s gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to…
Growing drought leaves western states scrambling for water
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Tumbleweeds drift along the Rio Grande as sand bars within its banks widen. Smoke from distant wildfires and dust kicked up by…
California’s drought deepens as winter snow falls short
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and absent a heavy dose of April…