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Drought
Environment
Arizona is cutting housing construction near Phoenix because there’s no longer enough water
BY
Jacques Billeaud
,
Suman Naishadham
, and others
Environment
Every major agriculture region around the world is facing a future of more ‘flash droughts,’ study says
BY
Jeff Basara
,
Jordan Christian
, and others
Environment
Mammoth snow year has lifted half the West out of drought and promises to raise parched Lake Powell by 60 feet
BY
Brittany Peterson
and
The Associated Press
Environment
California will provide cities and farms 100% of water requested for the first time in years after massive winter storms
BY
The Associated Press
Environment
The rules governing the Colorado River were made for a ‘previous world’ and the West is now confronting a 21st century nightmare as it runs dry
BY
Tristan Bove
Environment
‘We’re all headed to a very dark place’: Emails reveal tense Colorado River talks amid megadrought
BY
Kathleen Ronayne
,
Felicia Fonseca
, and others
Environment
A massive drought is snarling trade on the Mississippi River. ‘It does take a lot of rainfall to really get the river to rise’
BY
Michael Phillis
,
Jim Salter
, and others
Finance
‘America is going to shut down if we shut down’: The Mississippi River’s water levels are near record lows, and it’s wreaking havoc on one of the U.S.’s most critical supply chains
BY
Tristan Bove
Environment
The UN is warning that climate change impacts are entering ‘uncharted territories of destruction’
BY
Tristan Bove
Finance
Floods and droughts could cost the global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050, report says
BY
Will Daniel
Environment
Climate change and drought look set to worsen food inflation, as Iowa corn crop is ‘underwhelming’ and ‘disappointing’
BY
Tarso Veloso
,
Kim Chipman
, and others
Environment
California lawmakers urge Justice Department to investigate ‘drought profiteering’ as water prices soar to historic highs
BY
Kim Chipman
,
Mark Chediak
, and others
Finance
Shanghai turns out the lights as China struggles to maintain power supplies amid a record heat wave
BY
Will Daniel
Finance
‘We won’t produce beer in the north—that’s over’: Mexico’s president sounds the alarm over drought and climate change
BY
Max de Haldevang
,
Andrea Navarro
, and others
Retail
Olive oil prices could skyrocket as a drought and heat waves plague Europe
BY
Chris Morris
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