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Drought conditions, water supply, agriculture impacts, and climate context across Colorado and the region.

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Exceptional drought expands across Colorado as severe conditions deepen on eastern plains
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Fire near Colorado-New Mexico border reaches more than 1,000 acres
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Exceptional drought engulfs mountain counties as Colorado hits 100 percent drought coverage
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Exceptional drought blankets Colorado mountains as heat, failed snowpack drive historic degradation
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USDA designates 33 Colorado counties as drought disaster areas, unlocking emergency farm loans
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Exceptional drought blankets Colorado mountains as heat, failed snowpack drive historic degradation
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Drought worsens dramatically across Colorado as warm, dry conditions persist
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Colorado activates Phase 2 drought response as conditions reach historic severity
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Two Buttes Reservoir dries up, fish salvage order rescinded
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Snowpack drought leaves Utahns with less water for reservoirs
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Low snowpack, drought conditions continue across much of Colorado
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Southwest Kansas remains alert for wildfires amidst extreme weather conditions
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Great Salt Lake may hit historic lows this year, despite long-awaited snowfall
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Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall, but not enough to turn a dry and warm winter around
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EarthTalk - What (and where) are megadroughts?
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EarthTalk - ¿Qué son (y dónde están) las megasequías?
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Commentary - Why declining aquifers in Colorado matter
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'Sticks and Stones' process taps nature to help restore waterways
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Southwest in a ‘mega-drying’ zone due to groundwater loss, study finds
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Commentary: Dim view of Colorado River too optimistic?
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Human emissions driving Colorado River ‘megadrought,’ CU Boulder research finds
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Commentary: A paradigm shift on the Colorado River is the only way to confront the water crisis
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Hard questions about groundwater mining in Colorado’s Republican River Basin
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Montana’s dry conditions test updated Blackfoot River drought plan
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