Drought

New Mexico

Santa Fe National Forest responding after 8 wildfires spark, likely due to lightning

By early July, 524 wildfires had already ignited in N.M.

August 7, 2026

Associated Press

As Lake Powell shrinks, marinas are having to adapt to dwindling water levels

Elephant Butte State Park in New Mexico is at about 2% capacity

July 22, 2026

Associated Press

El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

A firefighter monitors flames caused by the Hughes Fire along Castaic Lake in Castaic, California, Jan. 22, 2025. Jae C.…

June 11, 2026

Associated Press

Flower gardens endure hot, dry summers better if you choose these plants

Here are some flowers that love the sun

June 8, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico has unusually active start to wildfire season

State Forestry statistics show relatively few acres burned so far in 2026

June 2, 2026

New Mexico

Drought prompts federal agency to offer emergency loans to New Mexico farmers

Food and agriculture industries generated more than $50 billion in economic activity last year

May 29, 2026

New Mexico

Amid extreme drought, New Mexico releases new water dashboard

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the release of a website to track the state’s progress on water conservation…

May 5, 2026

AP New Mexico

Here’s how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought

Heather Grady plants a kale seedling in her yard Thursday, April 9, in Denver. Brittany Peterson/AP Photo DENVER – A…

May 4, 2026

Associated Press

Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East

A burned vehicle sits near a destroyed home as the Brantley Highway 82 fire burns on Thursday near Nahunta, Georgia.…

April 24, 2026

Associated Press

Record U.S. drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices

March was the driest month recorded since the Dust Bowl in 1934

April 20, 2026

New Mexico

Following season of low snowpack, experts say Middle Rio Grande is in trouble

About 70% of the state is now in severe or extreme drought conditions

April 16, 2026

Associated Press

Years of drought has major energy port of Corpus Christi, Texas, wrestling with water crisis

Gavino Rivera talks about the decline of the Hillcrest neighborhood Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, as he gathers scrap metal near…

April 13, 2026

AP New Mexico

Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken U.S. West

Clinton Whitten and hydrologist Maureen Gutsch, back, measure snow on Monday in Kremmling, Colorado Brittany Peterson/AP Photo WALDEN, Colorado –…

April 1, 2026

Drought

Southwest Colorado recreation industry can adapt during low-water years, panelists say

Panel highlights strategies to sustain rivers and outdoor tourism during drought

March 28, 2026

A prolonged and unusual March heat wave is gripping cities across the West

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Franciscans bared an unusual amount of skin for this time of year Tuesday, as a…

March 17, 2026

‘Historic’ low snowpack threatens New Mexico rivers

Conditions threaten farmers, hurt the state’s ski season

March 13, 2026

Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds

Residents of a riverside community carry food and containers of drinking water after receiving aid due to the ongoing drought…

March 11, 2026

Snow drought, higher temps spell active N.M. wildfire season, forecasters warn

‘We’re kind of dependent on hope,’ UNM fire ecologist says

March 4, 2026

Record snow drought persists in New Mexico and across the West, despite recent precipitation

Much of the eastern part of the state is experiencing above-normal wildfire risk for February

February 24, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus

PHOENIX (AP) — The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time…

February 14, 2026

Record snow drought in Western U.S. raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

Much of the precipitation that would normally fall as snow is instead falling as rain, which runs off quicker

February 10, 2026

Farmington braces for snow drought but maintains secure water supply

‘We have ample water supply,’ Mayor Duckett says

February 10, 2026

Colorado River talks: States are still at odds but working toward a 5-year plan

The so-called “bathtub ring,” a deposit of pale minerals left behind where reservoir water levels once reached, is shown on…

January 21, 2026

Report says New Mexico faces ‘looming groundwater crisis’ from climate change, overuse

Experts recommend groundwater included, understood in regional planning

January 15, 2026