Hydrology

Colorado School of Mines researcher Adrienne Marshall earned an NSF CAREER Award to study Western U.S. snowpack, improving long-term forecasts for water resources and climate resilience.

A Colorado School of Mines study finds climate change made the 2026 Western U.S. snow drought four times more likely, with major water supply impacts.

Climate change is not only altering how much water flows through rivers, but also when that water is available, according to a new Mines-authored study in Nature Water.

International team co-led by Colorado School of Mines professor provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden freshwater aquifers beneath the ocean floor

Using high-resolution satellite data, Mines geophysicists discover that Antarctic subglacial lakes are more dynamic than previously thought, doubling estimates of water moving under the ice.

Wildfires are causing earlier snowmelt across the western U.S., and this effect would only be exacerbated by projected warmer winters. This is according to a new study led by Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines awarded 50 doctorates and 311 master’s degrees May 9. Spring Commencement continues May 10 with three undergraduate ceremonies at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. in Lockridge Arena.

Mines hydrologist Adrienne Marshall was the lead author on the new study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“As scientists, we need to lead the way for society to have a better understanding of how climate change is affecting our water resources," said Adrienne Marshall, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at Mines.

"There are places on Earth that we still haven’t explored,” said Matthew Siegfried, assistant professor of geophysics at Colorado School of Mines and a lead author of the paper, published March 9 in Geology. “We have now one sample trying to understand an environment that is one and a half times the size of the continental United States."