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La Nina climate cycle could last into 2023

The meteorological phenomenon La Nina, which has influenced global temperatures and exacerbated drought and flooding, is expected to last for months, if not years, according to the United Nations. La Nina is a large-scale cooling of surface temperatures that occurs every two to seven...

Drought currently impacting the upper Colorado River Basin is extremely severe

The upper Colorado River Basin is now experiencing a severe drought. A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters by federal government and university experts lead by the Bureau of Reclamation identifies a second-century drought that is more severe than the present drought or...

Giant New Mexico fire rages as drought-hit US West braces for summer

Firefighters struggled Friday to contain a giant blaze that has been burning for more than a month in New Mexico. It is raising fears for the summer ahead in the drought-hit western United States. The so-called "Hermits Peak Fire" has torn through 168,000 acres at...

Idaho water officials issue emergency drought declaration for majority of state

The Idaho Department of Water Resources on Friday issued an emergency drought declaration for all but 10 of the state's 44 counties. Gary Spackman, the department's director, issued the declaration for all 34 counties south of the Salmon River, according to a news release....