Heat and Drought

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1762+ words) The gas-powered motor roars as water hits the near-empty trough, alerting cattle it’s drinking time. Adam Brice moves from one metal trough to the next with a green hose, filling them with a commodity that’s going dry in rural Chino…...

54+ min ago   (693+ words) Public health advocates warn that climate change leading to higher temperature means greater risk for heat-related illnesses The annual Maryland heat season ended with a record-breaking year for heat-related illnesses and deaths, with the state reporting that 61 Marylanders died due…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (329+ words) Thankfully our area has received some moisture. It still is a little spotty from a few miles to another, but it is a life saver. It is amazing how fast the grass greens up in areas where we received several…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago   (127+ words) Learning is impossible on the second floor of Bigelow Middle School, where my daughter attends, when the outside temperature rises to 92 to 94 degrees, as it did twice last May. Thanks to the mayor’s team, electricians are wiring our oldest schools…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (962+ words) Friction is a force that resists relative motion between two surfaces in contact. It plays a major role in everyday heat generation, from rubbing hands together to braking a bicycle. Although friction can slow moving objects, it also transforms mechanical…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (608+ words) It seems Global Water Resources may have learned their lesson. Compared to last year, the utility service took a different approach to a possible E. coli contamination Wednesday by alerting residents of a precautionary boil water advisory before they sent for…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (215+ words) KRDO COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A KRDO13 crew is on scene at an apparent water main break near South Murray Blvd. in southeastern Colorado Springs. According to our crew on scene, water is flooding down Murray to Shelley Avenue, with a…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (280+ words) New Mexico Highlands University faculty and a graduate student contributed to plant monitoring on the Truchas Peaks this summer as part of an international research effort examining how alpine ecosystems are changing as the climate warms. Dr. Michael Remke of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (525+ words) Utah’s 2026 water year brought record-low snowpack, early snowmelt, and record-low runoff before summer monsoon rains helped restore mountain soil moisture. But despite the wet summer, reservoirs remain well below capacity as the state enters a new water year. PARK CITY,…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1352+ words) Click the link to read the article on the Big Pivots website (Daniel M. Frey): While fighting over water rights and priorities might take decades, the federal government can start aligning what agriculture pays for federal delivery with what municipal users…...