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The ‘Burn Scars’ of Wildfires Threaten the West’s Drinking WaterColorado saw its worst fire season last year, with the three largest fires in state history and more than 600,000 acres burned. But some of the effects didn’t appear until this July,

In 2020, Colorado battled the four largest wildfires in its history, leaving residents anxious for another intense wildfire season this year. But last week, fires weren’t the issue—it was their aftermath. When heavy rains fell over the burn

Irrigated agriculture is the planet's largest consumer of freshwater and ultimately produces more than 40% of food worldwide. Yet the exact amounts of water actually being used in irrigation remains largely unknown. Answering that question would

Much of the western United States has seen less than 85% of the snow it is used to getting and it is worrying some about the fire season ahead. “There absolutely is a lot of concern that we could see another record fire season,” said Ben Livneh, a