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  • Troubled — and shallow — waters on the West's largest river

    The Columbia River Basin's serious drought means a hard choice between fish and hydropower

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Apr 18, 2005

  • Drought and spring rains portend an explosive summer

    The Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies brace for a fierce fire season, and desperately seek the resources to fight it.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Apr 18, 2005

  • Climate model may help farmers know what to grow

    A high-tech climate model will give farmers in Washington’s Yakima Valley a kind of crystal ball for predicting weather, choosing which crops to plant, and dealing with drought and global warming

    by Hilary Watts, Apr 18, 2005

  • On the trail of global warming

    This winter’s weird weather has everybody talking, but nobody wants to tackle the big question: Is global warming finally hitting the West?

    by Greg Hanscom, Apr 18, 2005

  • What's worse than the worst-case scenario? Real life

    Ten years ago, Ben Harding created a worst-case drought scenario for a U.S. Geological Survey study, but the current drought on the Colorado River may be even worse than he imagined

    by Matt Jenkins, Mar 21, 2005

  • The best-laid plans

    It’s high time Arizona realized it’s a desert, and has to share the Colorado River with six other dry Western states

    by Greg Hanscom, Mar 21, 2005

  • Arizona returns to the desert

    Rampant growth in the Phoenix area and a severe drought on the Colorado River challenge Arizona's water sustainability.

    by Matt Jenkins, Mar 21, 2005

  • A crisis brews on the Colorado

    As the Colorado River Basin enters a sixth year of drought, the Interior Department orders seven states to start coordinating their management of the dwindling water supply.

    by Matt Jenkins, Jan 24, 2005

  • Who'll stop the rain?

    January may have brought rain and snow to parts of the West, but the study of past climates warns us that we still have to learn to live with drought

    by Paul Larmer, Jan 24, 2005

  • Written in the Rings

    The study of tree rings opens a window into the West’s distant past, and warns us that the region’s future may be dangerously hot and dry

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Jan 24, 2005
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