Tag: Arizona

For the first time since Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam were constructed in the 1930s, the federal government has declared a water shortage. Arizona will be hardest hit.

July's monsoons brought record-breaking levels of rain to Arizona, bringing a more favorable drought outlook for the month of August. While the drought is not over, the monsoons have certainly helped.

Dehydration is a terrible way to die, says the head of Humane Borders which maintains water stations along migrant treks in the Sonoran Desert. Drought and heat are combining to inflict...

More than 20 wildfires are blazing across Arizona, forcing the closure of some federal forests. Of the drought-stricken western states, Arizona has had more large fires burning than in any other...

Corporations funding the Business for Water Stewardship and Environmental Defense Fund have teamed up with Arizona to conserve 150,000 acre-feet of water as part of the State's Drought Contingency...

Faced with alarming shortages in the Colorado River, Arizona is looking to implement "The Plan" and tap into its water stored underground as part of a 25-year water banking project.