Monsoon rain brought some relief to the Colorado River Basin, but extreme drought persists in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico.
Tag: Nevada drought
Drought worsened in parts of the Colorado River Basin as much of the Southwest remained dry, while rain improved conditions in some areas.
Drought worsened in southwest Colorado and south-central Nevada, while a wetter pattern is favored for the Four Corners.
Severe and extreme drought gripped the Colorado River Basin in July 2026, as wildfires burned across parched Colorado and dry skies offered little relief.
Extreme drought expands across the Four Corners, the 94,000-acre Cottonwood Fire burns near Beaver, Utah, and three firefighters die battling blazes in Colorado.
A new Nevada law allows a second major Las Vegas water pipeline while expanding protected land in Sloan Canyon.