drought

Discover the impact of drought on Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area in Montana, affecting its iconic snow geese migration.

As the Salton Sea shrinks, the exposed lakebed has caused increased pollution and health problems for communities in California's Imperial County and beyond, researchers found.

Montana's lack of snowfall and our dangerously low snowpack levels are becoming the stuff of fire season nightmares. As the winter weeks go by, our 'percentages of normal' keep ticking lower - and that's not good news for this summer.

Is Montana finally heading out of our multi-year drought? Experts say things are looking better for 2023.

Natural cycles bring back the wet.

Most Montanans are probably pretty happy that there's quite a bit more water in our state, but where do we stand in terms of our drought?

Canyon Ferry is already 65 BILLION gallons lower than it was at this time last year and state hydrologists are concerned we could be in for a rough summer.

More snow is coming in the forecast this week, as well as colder temperatures. Prepare your space heaters once again!

MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks urges tourists and locals alike to avoid unnecessary encounters with wildlife during the drought and heatwave affecting the state.

Fact: Water is getting scarce in the West. The drought in Montana is on everyone's mind, but threats of water scarcity in the western United States have been building for years. Fans of the Las Vegas area may have seen the recent news that Hoover Dam's Lake Mead has dropped to its lowest level since it filled with water in 1937. The...