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Heat Wave Triggers Early Melt as Lake Powell Runoff Forecast Is Cut Again

Forecasters now peg April–July inflows to Lake Powell at 1.75 million acre-feet, a cut tied to record-low Colorado snowpack.

Polis Activates Colorado Drought Task Force, Moves State to Phase 2

West’s Snowpack Hits Record Lows as Forecasts Slash Lake Powell Inflows

Colorado River States Eye Short-Term Deal as Feb. 14 Target Nears With No Agreement

Colorado River Governors Report Progress but No Deal as Feb. 14 Deadline Nears

Deep Freeze Sidelined New Quebec Power Line as New England Burned Oil

Western Cape Seeks Provincial Disaster Status for Fires and Water Shortages

Argentina Declares Neuquén Agricultural Emergency Over Drought

England Warned of Widespread Drought Next Year Unless Winter Delivers Sustained Rain

England Warned Drought Could Stretch Into 2026 as Reservoirs Stay Low

Yorkshire Reservoirs Drop to 30.6% as England’s Storage Falls Far Below Normal

Truck Tied to Missing Arizona Man Pulled From Lake Powell With Human Remains Inside

Gangneung Cuts Water to Large Users as Obong Reservoir Sinks to 13.2%

Drought-Drained Mosul Dam Reveals About 40 Hellenistic Tombs in Northern Iraq

Spain’s Second Heatwave Claims First Victim as Mallorca Tightens Water Cuts

Yorkshire Braces for Hosepipe Ban as Reservoirs Fall to 55.8%

Yorkshire Declared in Drought Following Record-Breaking Dry Spring

England declares drought following driest spring since 1893

North West England Enters Drought as Water Supplies Plummet

UK sets new spring sunshine record with 630 hours