Climate Drought
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![Aircraft fly over a smoky, hilly forest.]()
![Aircraft fly over a smoky, hilly forest.]()
As fires scorch New Mexico, the West braces for another hellish summer
It’s only May, and the Calf Canyon fire is already the state’s second-biggest on record.
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![The Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell]()
![The Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell]()
As Lake Powell dries up, the US turns to creative accounting for a short-term fix
A new agreement calls for Western states to leave their drinking water in the reservoir — and act as if they didn't.
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![Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Arizona]()
![Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Arizona]()
Lake Powell water crisis is about to be an energy crisis
As the West's megadrought continues, communities reliant on hydroelectric power — including tribes and rural towns — face shortages.
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![Scottsdale, Arizona highway over a river with buildings, green trees, and mountains in the distance]()
![Scottsdale, Arizona highway over a river with buildings, green trees, and mountains in the distance]()
How the West’s megadrought is leaving one Arizona neighborhood with no water at all
Thanks to Colorado River cuts, hundreds of residents on the outskirts of Phoenix are “the canary in the coal mine.”
