Drought

Wildland firefighting is dangerous and often deadly work. That fact was driven home in recent days after three firefighters died fighting a blaze on the Colorado-Utah border. So what tools do firefighters use to protect themselves when a blaze is out of control – and how do these tools help in the worst of scenarios?

Three firefighters have died and two were injured while battling fires on the Colorado-Utah border. The U.S. Wildland Fire Service says they were responding to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday. Wildfire activity has intensified across the Western U.S. due to hot, dry, and windy weather.

With an eye on water levels, grazing options and the bottom line, cattle producers tailor strategies for survival. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below.

Emergency drought-induced draw to save downstream Lake Powell wreaks havoc on Wyoming-Utah’s lucrative Flaming Gorge.

Despite drought concerns across Colorado, Horsetooth Reservoir is expected to have a normal summer recreation season.

Severe drought is shrinking the places many Western animals depend on for food, water and shelter, and the effects may be strongest for predators, according to new research.

Water negotiators, river enthusiasts, Native tribes and lots of lawyers convened at the University of Colorado Law School on Thursday to take stock of the future of the dwindling Colorado River.

Chimney Hollow will eventually pull water from the Colorado River near its headwaters in Grand County to serve a dozen fast growing cities on the Front Range from Broomfield to Greeley.

The warm dry winter Colorado just endured could mean an unusually active summer ahead for bugs. So we’re looking at the grasshoppers, Japanese beetles and other creatures that may pose an unusually big threat to the plants and trees in your neighborhood. And we’ll hear advice from an insect expert with CSU Extension on how to protect your garden.

Storms across the Western U.S. are dumping more rain in shorter bursts than in decades past. But according to new research, that doesn’t necessarily mean landscapes are holding onto more water.