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Oklahomans can brace for another hike in fire danger at the end of this week and on into the next.
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Eastern redcedars are spreading across Oklahoma and slurping up billions of gallons of water each day. New legislation at the Oklahoma Capitol aims to do something about that.
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A new study predicts that the Arkansas River flow will decrease about 28% by the end of the 21st century if greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate.
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Continuing drought means Texas rice farmers will not receive water from the Lower Colorado River Authority in 2023.
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Snow data from the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center shows a strong start for the region's water supplies, but heavy snow may get soaked up by dry soils before it can flow into Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
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Farmers in the Walnut Creek basin have faced strict restrictions on how much they can water their crops since the early 1990s. Those limits have pushed them to change their methods and their mindsets.
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States that use water from the Colorado River are facing a deadline from the Bureau of Reclamation. If they are unable to agree on cutbacks, the federal government could force use reductions as part of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, or SEIS.
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Record-setting lack of rain in 2022 transformed parts of western Kansas into a temporary desert. And it'll take a while for the region's fields, towns and mindsets to recover.
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Heavy rain and snow could provide a boost to the Colorado River, where the nation's largest reservoirs are shrinking due to 23 years of drought and steady demand. But climate scientists warn that it will take more than one wet winter to end the drought.