The United Nations' World Water Day, held every March 22, raises awareness concerning global freshwater availability.

The Colorado River is a vital water source for a large chunk of the West, but dust continues to impact its reliability, a ...

Every year, we watch snowfall in the Rocky Mountains to see if enough snowmelt trickles down the Colorado. And we watch ...

If things don't change soon, the billions of dollars taxpayers spent buying time to fix Lake Mead and Lake Powell will have ...

A handful of large rockslides have given the back wall at Mead's Quarry Lake a more stable angle. Ijams Nature Center added a "no-go" zone around the wall last summer after a rockslide created a ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A 20-year-old Las Vegas man died after a crash at Lake Mead, Nevada State Police say. Police said the crash happened Saturday, April 12 at 6:27 p.m. in the area of North ...

Extreme heat on the Arizona Hot Springs trail last week caused dozens of hikers – including several children – to get into trouble, prompting a rescue.

“Dangerously high temperatures” left one hiker dead and another 33 hikers needing rescue at Lake Mead, rangers say. A hiker died on Arizona Hot Springs Trail in Lake Mead National Recreation ...