Southwest Water Crunch Seen
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By USA Today  DENVER -- The fast-growing states of the arid Southwest must plan for more severe droughts because of a regional warming trend that shows no signs of dissipating, says a new assessment of the Colorado River's water supply.
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By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  If this whole water thing doesn't work out, officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority could make a go of it in the alfalfa market.
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By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM  SANTA CLARITA -- Local water suppliers are urging conservation as summer approaches in this driest year on record -- and as the region's main water supply is reduced to a trickle because of a threatened fish 300 miles away.
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From the deserts of the American southwest to the pine forests of the Deep South, drought-weary residents have one thing on their minds: &quot;I wish it would rain!&quot; Technically, what they should be wishing for is &quot;more streamflow.&quot;  Find out why in today's story.
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Changes in climate and strong demand for Colorado River water could drain Lake Mead by 2021, triggering severe shortages across the region, scientists warn.
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By Matt Weiser and Jim Downing, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 3--The fate of a water supply serving two in three Californians has come down to tides, temperature and the mysterious movements of a tiny fish.
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By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 13--New houses on the outskirts of Tucson are drawing down the water table, drying up streams and causing subsidence.
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By Nancy Perkins Deseret Morning News  Water rights in southwestern Utah's Escalante Valley are a precious commodity, and farmers there are worried that a state- mandated plan may dilute those rights, after sinkholes were found in the area because of groundwater use.
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Rain in the Southwest was expected to spread through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday and eventually into the Midwest, while mostly clear skies were forecast for the West.
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Clean-up continues with waters still rising in some areas.
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Climate change could mean higher temperatures, less winter precipitation and less spring runoff for the Southwest, a climatologist says.
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By JIM FREDA  A big south to southwest blow with winds predicted to reach 60 mph set the stage to put a damper on the start of the weekend fishery once again.
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By Huang Zhiling  CHENGDU: Continued droughts have left nearly 4 million people in Southwest China's Sichuan Province short of drinking water.  Since early last month, Sichuan has witnessed a rise in rainfall.
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The dead zone of oxygen-depleted water that has been killing crabs and fish along the central Oregon Coast is showing the first signs of breaking up, but will likely remain in place until fall storms move in next month.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--New emergency water pumps, along with a day of soaking rain, offered hope Thursday to South Florida growers struggling through drought conditions.
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FLAGSTAFF, Arizona  - Like many towns in this part of the arid U.S. Southwest, Flagstaff faces a never-ending challenge in its search for water, and it is getting harder.
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With drought conditions intensifying across the Southeast, efforts to conserve water are popping up everywhere Â even at the aquarium.