Dorany Pineda

Wufei Yu and Dorany Pineda Located on the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town hugely reliant on the Colorado River has restricted development, reopened disused wells and negotiated new water agreements.

ARCHIVO – Una persona en un mirador cerca de la marina Wahweap del lago Powell, en el Área Recreativa Nacional Glen Canyon, el 15 de julio de 2026, cerca de Page, Arizona. (AP Foto/John Locher, Archivo)

PHOENIX (AP) — En las afueras de Phoenix, un pequeño pueblo que depende enormemente del río Colorado ha limitado su crecimiento, reactivado pozos antiguos y estableciendo acuerdos de agua.

PHOENIX (AP) — On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped growth, revived old wells and struck water deals.

One day there was a roof. The next morning it was gone. Jeffrey Huber still remembers the day some 34 years ago when Hurricane Andrew blew off the roof of his childhood home, one of tens of thousands damaged and destroyed across southern Florida. For days, first responders couldn't get to them. For a month and a half, they relied on food donations. For more than a year, he lived with his family in a trailer.

LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) -- Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish.

Dariela Merchan, a registered nurse, poses for a portrait at her home on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Georgetown, Texas.

Kelly Granado, whose parents died in Venezuela's June 24 earthquakes, poses for photos at her restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After her parents went missing under the rubble of their Venezuela apartment building, Kelly Granado Montano spent her days here “lost, worried, on the phone,” her body in one country, her mind in another.

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Después de que sus padres desaparecieron bajo los escombros del edificio de apartamentos de su familia en Venezuela, Kelly Granado