Drought

Snowpack, stream flows and reservoir levels are all on the decline after what was the driest April on record for some parts of Oregon.

Ski areas love the snow, but the water outlook is still not great for western Oregon.

A new paper predicts substantial vulnerability to drought and wildfire over the next three decades.

With a drought on the horizon, the Klamath Basin prepares for the worst.

The benefits of an above-average snowpack measured in most locations statewide earlier this year have yet to be fully realized due to extreme heat.

A new series in The Oregonian explores groundwater issues in eastern Oregon; a student wellness director from Blue Mountain Community College addresses the high rate of suicide in Kenya; and Benton County takes up the issue of ranked choice voting.

The Federal Drought Monitor has designated all of Marion County in either severe or extreme drought through the end of August.

Who owns our water? Karen Piper spent seven years investigating the causes and implications of water privatization worldwide. 

Drought across the region prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to designate counties in Idaho, Washington and Oregon as natural disaster areas.