Urban streams in semi-arid Denver have 2.5 times more streamflow than nearby grassland streams. Where is this extra streamflow coming from? Our tracer uses the fact that Denver’s tap water is imported ...
Declining snowfall is changing the seasonal patterns of streamflow throughout the Northern hemisphere boosting chances of water shortages in the summer, scientists have found. Snowy areas in in the ...
The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah. New research from ...
The recent pattern of numerous changes in the United States Drought Monitor continued with this week’s map release. Continued dry weather in the Northeast led to widespread worsening of drought and ...
Precipitation that arrived over the Feb. 7-8 weekend helped Idaho’s water supply — slightly. “We broke our dry streak. We got some precipitation,” said hydrologist Erin Whorton, Boise-based water ...
Warm and dry conditions persisted across Colorado during most of January, which has led to record low snowpack for much of the state. Every major river basin across Colorado received below normal ...
The glacial meltwater streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs), Antarctica only flow during the austral summer and contain abundant algal mats which grow at the onset of flow. The algal abundance in ...