Water futures

Photo illustration depicting dry ground, low levels at Lake mead and a person reaching for a glass of water

Environment and sustainability

Colorado River basin under increasing strain; will cutting back on water use be enough to help?

A man pilots an aircraft over a forested area.

Environment and sustainability

ASU-SRP snow surveys show much of Arizona’s headwater snowpack melted in weeks

March 25, 2026

Looking down at groups of tables set out for an event in a courtyard

Environment and sustainability

Solving the West’s water problems will require tapping into multiple resource streams

March 24, 2026

Researchers aboard a boat as the sun sets behind them.

Environment and sustainability

ASU expedition finds an aquatic world teeming with life

March 04, 2026

Children of various ages explore water exhibit spaces.

Environment and sustainability

Community voices guide what they see in new traveling Arizona water education exhibit

February 23, 2026

data center panelists speak

Environment and sustainability

Will rapid data center growth help Arizona? Examining the pros and cons

February 16, 2026

An airplane landing on a runway.

Environment and sustainability

ASU, SRP project takes flight to improve water supply forecasting

January 21, 2026

A home being constructed in a desert landscape.

Environment and sustainability

ASU program educates real estate professionals on Arizona water affairs

October 31, 2025

Dry desert

Environment and sustainability

Bone-dry soil can trigger 'drought heat wave' events a nation away

October 22, 2025

A student raises his hand in class

Sun Devil community

Dozens of new ways to learn at ASU this fall

August 20, 2025

View of the Colorado River with a large saguaro cactus in the foreground and rugged mountain terrain in the background.

Environment and sustainability

Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin

August 07, 2025