Lake Powell

The water level at Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border has hit a historic low amid a climate change-fueled megadrought engulfing the U.S. West

With drought entering a second decade and reservoirs continuing to shrink, seven Southwestern U.S. states that depend on the overtaxed Colorado River for crop irrigation and drinking water had been expected to ink a crucial share-the-pain contingency plan by the end of 2018.

Millions living along the East Coast face flash-flood risk after heavy rains; scorching heat fuels Western wildfires.

While millions of residents along the East Coast faced another round of heavy rain Tuesday, Texas, California and much of the Southwest are still battling a sweltering heat wave that forecasters say could bring some of this year’s hottest weather....
Flash-flood watches and warnings have been issued for major cities from North Carolina to Pennsylvania through Wednesday. Meanwhile, scorching weather swept...

Forecasters say one of the most important reservoirs in the Southwestern U.S. will likely collect less than half its normal amount of spring runoff this year.

Lake Mead’s water levels will fall so low by January 2017 that utilities will be forced to cut supply to Arizona and Nevada, according to a report from federal water managers, The Associated Press reported.