How Record Warmth Is Rewriting The West’s Water Future

How Record Warmth Is Rewriting The West’s Water Future

ByMark Willard•

2 hours ago

Updated: May 14, 2026, 3:23 pm EDTPublished: May 14, 2026, 2:54 pm EDT

A record-warm winter is quietly unraveling one of the West’s most important natural water systems, causing snow to melt earlier and rivers to surge long before peak demand.

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