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Map Of The Colorado River Basin

Study: Southwest May Face Severe, Multi-Decade Drought

If the rate of greenhouse emissions stays the same, it will likely hit by the end of the century.

Jim Riggs breeds Polled Hereford cows, which can be identified by their red coats and lack of horns. In 2003, he sold of 80 percent of the herd to cope with the drought.

Mapping the Intersection of Food, Energy and Water

NAU professor's research aimed at helping communities head off future crises related to water scarcity.

Hopi Cultural Center to Reduce Arsenic in Drinking Water

EPA orders center to come up with measures as part of multiyear management plan.

Insect Experts Report Active Season of Africanized Honeybees in Arizona

Abundant blooms are providing growing opportunities for the aggressive bees.

Water levels at the Colorado River basin.

Report: Colorado River Most Endangered River in US

Three human-caused sources listed as dangerous for river that flows through Arizona.

Aerial view of water making its way into the parched Colorado River delta.

Colorado River Delta 'Pulse Flow' Shows Signs of Success

Water release at Yuma dam enhances vegetation, opens waterway to Sea of Cortez for first time in half-century.

San Pedro River

Project Aims to Detain Rainwater to San Pedro River Aquifers

Goal is to have water make its way into river, keeping it flowing even in dry seasons.

Boxes of Chapul Cricket Bars are displayed on the counter of Rocks n' Ropes.

New Insect-Based Protein Bar Promotes Water Sustainability

Crickets could be an uprising culinary delicacy.

The Sonoran Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to "inspire and enable community decisions and public policies that respect the land and people of western North America."

Dwindling Waterways Draw Scientists

Sonoran Institute researchers working on issues, raising awareness

Water levels at the Colorado River basin.

AZ Week: Water Supply, Demand Assessed

Colorado River already overdrawn, but all parties acting with urgency

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