News and Spotlights

2026

Colorado’s early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future

March 20, 2026

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CPR News
Low snowpack and early melt threaten spring runoff on the Colorado River, raising concerns for Lake Powell

March 19, 2026

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Aspen Public Radio
The March 12, 2026 Intermountain West briefing is hot off the presses from Western Water Assessment #snowpack #runoff

March 18, 2026

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Coyote Gulch
2025 brought record drought, wildfires and windstorms to the Mountain West, report finds

February 24, 2026

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KUNR Public Radio, Daily Dispatch
The February 6, 2026 briefing is hot off the presses from Western Water Assessment

February 07, 2026

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Coyote Gulch
Snow drought in upper Colorado River basin is breaking records, setting up for a drier spring

February 06, 2026

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Aspen Public Radio, KUNC
Abnormally warm winter leaves snowpack below average, with low spring runoff in the forecast

January 08, 2026

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Aspen Public Radio
Not just farms: New report shows where water from the shrinking Great Salt Lake is going

January 07, 2026

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The Salt Lake Tribune
Great Salt Lake ended 2025 water year at third-lowest level on record, 'Strike Team' says

January 07, 2026

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FOX 13 Salt Lake City

2025

WWA December 2025 Newsletter

December 15, 2025

Newsletter
Impact Videos with Lander, WY and Denver Water
Second Cohort of the CU Boulder Water Fellows Program
Wildfire Talk with La Plata County Emergency Management
Extreme Weather Event: Flooding in Southwestern Colorado
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