(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego (THE CONVERSATION) Along the U.S. West ...

DENVER — By 4:30 p.m. Thursday, an avalanche warning in Ophir and other parts of the San Juan mountains expired. On Wednesday an avalanche knocked out power in the town for several hours, and ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. – When Tim Cowdery – a now-retired hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey – published a report in 2019 highlighting more than a decade of research at Glacial Ridge National ...

Drought is pervasive across Texas this spring, but April showers could bring a little relief. Eight months ago, drought in ...

The charred landscapes that wildfires leave behind are susceptible to erosion, flooding and debris flows, like the mudslides that blocked roads in Basalt the summer following the Lake Christine Fire.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Hydrologist Kori Mooney will give a presentation at the University of Montana Western on Wednesday entitled "Measuring Snow: New Methods and Technology." Mooneywill share insights ...

Jeff Zogg, senior hydrologist at the National Weather Service, said this spring has been among the wettest across many areas of Iowa.“The outlook for the next month, in fact for the summer, calls for ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With warm weather and very little snow so far this winter in New Mexico, a top hydrologist is issuing a clear warning about how wildfire season could be. “We are in trouble. I do ...

Snowmobiling through the Sierras is one way to get from place to place when conducting the mysterious and important work of snow hydrology. One can also mix in a bit of backcountry skiing or boarding ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) – You may be fed up with snow this year, but Utah really needed it. We sat down Friday with Paul Brooks, a hydrologist at the University of Utah. He told us, looking back at the ...