drought

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.

We have the early spring green right now but it won't last long without constant rain.

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

Natural cycles bring back the wet.

Almost, but not all, out of the woods.

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.

The current dry spell is 22-years-old.

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

This is rare, but expected.

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