In this water news highlight, we explore new research that suggests climate change is reshaping the West’s water cycle by reducing snowpack, shifting runoff, increasing demand and straining water...
Tag: climate change
A new study links major industrial emitters to declining Western snowpack, streamflow, rising irrigation demand and groundwater loss.
Researchers link the 2026 western US snow drought to climate change, finding it about four times more likely and warning of more frequent droughts ahead.
Rivers and groundwater deliver key nutrients to the sea, but climate change is reshaping flows, chemistry, and ecosystems worldwide.
ASU hosts Anthony Acciavatti on Oct. 23 to discuss groundwater’s role in sustaining life and the threats from global overuse.
Human-caused climate change deepens Colorado River Basin drought
A University of Colorado Boulder study shows human-caused climate change is worsening the Colorado River Basin’s megadrought by reducing rainfall and intensifying water shortages.