Seven states and 30 Native American tribes lying in the Colorado River Basin prepare to make hard choices as water levels plummet due to drought. Latest U.S.

Human-caused climate change has shrunk the amount of water in the Colorado River Basin by more than 10 trillion gallons since 2000, according to a recent study. CNN values your feedback 1.

Before and after satellite images show shocking changes in the Mississippi River as it disappears amid high temperatures and drought. The images posted by the NASA Earth Observatory show an area ...

New research examines how much global warming has sapped the Colorado River since 2000. It shows the region has lost more water than Lake Mead can hold.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the updated projection of the creeping saltwater wedge on Oct. 5. Video by PBS NewsHour. Historic low river levels for the second year in a row have left ...

We were on a single-day trip with Mild2Wild Rafting, based in Durango, Colo., but from the launch where we pushed our rafts into the river, you can float for 173 miles, and 10-ish days ...

As the Colorado River’s reservoirs have declined, even larger amounts of groundwater have been drained from aquifers. Using satellite data, scientists have estimated the vast water losses.

Colorado River states still have no unified long-term management plan and ‘are just about out of time,’ experts warn Current operation guidelines for the Colorado River, which provides water ...

Arizona officials present details of a new proposal to share future shortages on the Colorado River. The "supply-driven" solution would base allocations on the river's actual flows, not on storage ...

The Colorado River's water levels are the lowest they have been in a century. The West has been gripped by the most severe megadrought seen since around the year 800 in recent years.