Deadly floods like those in Texas are rare in California, but climate change-fueled storms could make them more likely, ...

KCCI meteorologist Zane Satre looks at the deadly flash flooding in central Texas and breaks down how it happened, plus the factors that may or may not have contributed to the tragedy.

As climate change increases the frequency of environmental disasters, experts say federal cuts could leave California and ...

More than 90 years after it was created during the Great Depression, Lake Mead provides about 90% of the water supply in Southern Nevada. And while much of the focus is on the lake shrinking, those ...

New Mexico and Arizona typically stand to benefit the most from the North American monsoon, getting anywhere between 10% to ...

The federal government raised its estimate this week for how much oil and gas could be extracted from public lands in Nevada, placing the state third for oil potential. Nevada holds 1.4 billion ...

But the atmospheric river will be limited to the West Coast, as much of Arizona will experience above-normal temperatures and continue its dry trend through this week.

As Nevada and its neighbors argue and a deadline looms, the Trump administration has chosen the official who will oversee contentious Colorado River negotiations if approved by the U.S. Senate.

With “several billion barrels of resources” left untapped in the Powder River Basin, Continental Resources is nearing full-scale development of the Niobrara Shale in Converse County, Wyoming, ...

Environment Trump ends historic Columbia River deal with tribes, Northwest states on endangered fish Published: Jun. 12, 2025, 5:02 p.m.

But the dams are also main culprit behind the salmon’s decline, and fisheries scientists have concluded that breaching the dams in eastern Washington on the Snake River, the largest tributary of the ...

Atmospheric Rivers Over Antarctica Could Double By 2100 Due To Climate Change The new estimate could help researchers understand how the continent might contribute to sea level rise.