A new study highlights how dust on snow accelerates snowmelt in the Upper Colorado River Basin, with significant impacts on water resources. Researchers urge better monitoring and land use management.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Arizona will likely continue to take cuts in its Colorado River supply next year. The ...

According to KJZZ Phoenix, snowmelt and the runoff from it are critical to water supplies across the state of Colorado. However, new research from the University of Utah looked at two decades-worth of ...

Using 23 years of satellite data, University of Utah hydrologists studied how dust-darkened snow is hastening runoff and ...

Dust-on-snow is a major threat to water in the Colorado River, yet no snowmelt forecasts integrate dust-accelerated melt.

Dust on Snow Radiative Forcing and Contribution to Melt in the Colorado River Basin. Geophysical Research Letters , 2025; 52 (5) DOI: 10.1029/2024GL112757 Cite This Page : ...