arizona drought

The National Drought Mitigation Center says nearly half of Arizona is in extreme drought, including most of Gila and Mohave counties and the southern portions of Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo and Apache counties.

Federal water managers recently discovered damage to plumbing inside the dam that holds back Lake Powell. Conservation groups are worried the damage at Glen Canyon Dam could lead to bigger issues for the Colorado River.

An annual wildfire training academy in Prescott marked a record-setting year with more than 1,000 attendees. It comes ahead of the pivot to a new model described as the biggest shift in wildfire management in decades.

A stretch of unusually wet weather over the last few months helped erase drought conditions across much of the Western U.S.

Extremely hot, dry conditions forecast across much of the West through the Fourth of July are heightening concerns about wildfires and the dangers of fireworks.

The reductions amount to an estimated 13% of the total water use in the lower Colorado River basin and will likely cause significant water restrictions for residential and agricultural uses.

Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven't entirely replenished the region.

Top water officials in Arizona are cautiously optimistic about Colorado River supplies this year.

Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S. Forest Service to do more to address a wildfire crisis that they say will surely destroy more landscapes, communities and livelihoods as long-term drought persists around the West.

Snowcapped mountains in the Southwest signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials warn that dry, windy conditions in other areas are increasing wildfire risks and prompting red flag warnings.