Drought – The Journal

Winter recovering in Southwest Colorado, but intense drought lingers

Precipitation averages creep up, but drought lingers

DATE: Feb 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought causing issues for Durango’s fish hatchery

Less water forcing wildlife managers to stock fish earlier than normal

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas River shatters all-time record low flow based on 109 years of data

1913 record is broken amid prolonged drought

DATE: Jan 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Five environmental issues to watch in 2021

Drought, overuse of public lands, mine cleanup top list in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Dec 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

How did a warm fall and early winter impact the natural world?

Weather affects animal behavior, river levels, bird migrations, plant life

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado activates municipal drought response for second time ever

Several cities prepare for a dangerously dry 2021

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tough to be a tree: Southwest Colorado’s forests are stressed

Drought, wildfire, bark beetles pose collective long-term threat

DATE: Nov 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

A shifting landscape for ranching in Southwest Colorado

Drought conditions, development bring change

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter storm knocks out wildfire west of Silverton

Popular Ice Lakes trail ‘heavily damaged,’ closed indefinitely

DATE: Oct 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Exceptional’ drought now plagues parts of Western Slope

Polis asks for emergency relief

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heat wave sets three consecutive daily records in Cortez

Mercury climbs as monsoons are blocked

DATE: Aug 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought parches much of Colorado amid drier, warmer weather

DENVER — A year after most of Colorado was drought-free, nearly all of the state is now experiencing a dry spell, according to data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor. The weste...

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News