Drought

The Interior Department is spending nearly $85 million to help communities in the West tackle challenges brought on by drought, and many of the projects are in the Mountain West.

As parts of our region face the worst drought in centuries, some states are looking for new ways to create fresh water. One idea that’s gaining interest in the Mountain West is desalination, which involves removing minerals from salty water.

Idaho’s mountains have bountiful snow reserves as we enter the new year, but that hasn’t moved the needle on the state’s drought situation over the past week.

Idaho’s recent bout of winter weather is alleviating drought conditions, according to the latest federal data.

Nearly all of Idaho is experiencing some form of drought as we inch our way towards winter.

The Center for American Progress published a pair of reports this month highlighting funding challenges for rural areas in the context of climate resilience, offering recommendations for how decision-makers can better design federal programs to be more inclusive of rural communities as disasters like wildfires and floods become more frequent.

University of Arizona researchers forced a drought on a controlled rainforest environment to measure the scented gasses released by stressed plants. Their results could help scientists "sniff out" when forests are in distress.

Sharing the pain of scarcity goes against Western water law – but this Nevada farm community is trying it anyway.

Nampa received $3 million from the Federal Government in its efforts to be "good stewards of the water resources" in Canyon County

As we approach the end of meteorological summer (June, July, August), Boise has already set plenty of weather records this year and is poised to set another.