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Record-Low Colorado River Runoff to Lake Powell Forecast as U.S. Cuts Releases

The bleak forecast increases pressure on the seven basin states to settle cutbacks before Washington steps in.

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New Evidence Points to Ancient Lake Spillover Setting Colorado River’s Grand Canyon Course

Scientists Confirm Massive Low-Salinity Aquifer Beneath Atlantic Off U.S. Northeast

Utah Scientists Map Deep Freshwater Beneath Great Salt Lake

Scientists Detect Critical Point in Supercooled Water

Perseverance Radar Reveals Buried Ancient River Delta Beneath Jezero Crater

Second Kona Low Puts Hawaii Under Flood Watches After Record Deluge

Atmospheric River Drenches B.C. Coast as Flood Watches Expand

Google Launches Groundsource and 24-Hour Urban Flash-Flood Forecasts From News Reports

Record Wet February Triggers 'Exceptional' Groundwater Recharge Across France, BRGM Reports

ISRO Pins 2025 Dharali Flood on High-Altitude Ice Patch Collapse

Nature Review Finds Coastal Sea Levels Undercounted by About a Foot, Expanding Near-Term Risk

Nature Review Finds Coastal Sea Levels Higher Than Assumed, Expanding Global Risk

Baltic Sea Hits 140-Year Low as Scientists See High Odds of Major North Sea Inflow

80-Mile Fracture Splits Lake Erie Ice Sheet as Coverage Nears 96%

Baltic Sea Hits Record Low, Raising Odds of Major North Sea Inflow

Heavy Rains Batter Southwest France, Leaving Floods, Tornado‑Like Damage and High Avalanche Risk

NASA Study of Apollo Moon Soil Finds Meteorites Supplied Only a Small Share of Earth’s Water

Icebreakers Battle Towering Elbe Ice Near Hamburg as Shipping Halted

Atmospheric River Prompts Evacuations on Vancouver Island as Flood Warnings Hit Pacific Northwest