Monsoon rains ease drought in parts of Arizona, but Lake Powell and Lake Mead remain critically low, new drought report shows.
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Reservoir levels reflect ongoing challenges across the basin
Upper Basin reservoirs near full, but Lake Mead and Powell remain critically low, deepening Southwest water supply concerns.
UNM professor Warigia Bowman outlines four legal reforms to protect Western groundwater as aquifers face depletion amid drought and rising demand.
Lake Mead’s levels will fall this summer due to low snowpack, rapid melt, and stalled water negotiations among Colorado River states.
The May 1, 2025 U.S. Drought Monitor shows worsening drought across the Colorado River Basin, with Arizona and New Mexico seeing expanded extreme drought.
Drought worsens across the Colorado River Basin as exceptional and extreme drought conditions expand in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.