El Niño may affect everything from the Colorado River to snowpack across the West and next year's wildfire season.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It has been a tale of two winters on the opposing U.S. coasts this season. While the East has been slammed with frigid ...

In Arizona, dead fish lie in the dry bed of a reservoir. To the north, a small Utah town could run out of water in months. And in Colorado, a rancher has sold a fifth of her herd as stock ponds stand ...

Much of the western U.S. has started in 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but ...

Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but ...