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For the first time in 3 years, California is drought-free
Environment

For the first time in 3 years, California is drought-free

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November 9, 2023
Katie Hobbs
Environment

Saudi Arabia was pumping water on 10,000 acres of drought-stricken Arizona. The governor just stripped its leases

By Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
October 4, 2023
Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 
Environment

Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 

By Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
October 1, 2023
Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’
Environment

Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’

By Sara Cline and The Associated Press
September 29, 2023
Farmers who have watched drought scorch their fields now face a low Mississippi River—and higher transport prices 
Environment

Farmers who have watched drought scorch their fields now face a low Mississippi River—and higher transport prices 

By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
September 17, 2023
Arizona is cutting housing construction near Phoenix because there’s no longer enough water
Environment

Arizona is cutting housing construction near Phoenix because there’s no longer enough water

By Jacques Billeaud, Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
June 2, 2023
Drought
Environment

Every major agriculture region around the world is facing a future of more ‘flash droughts,’ study says

By Jeff Basara, Jordan Christian and The Conversation
May 26, 2023
Mammoth snow year has lifted half the West out of drought and promises to raise parched Lake Powell by 60 feet
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
May 9, 2023
California will provide cities and farms 100% of water requested for the first time in years after massive winter storms
Environment

California will provide cities and farms 100% of water requested for the first time in years after massive winter storms

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April 21, 2023
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
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

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April 15, 2023
Lake Mead shore.
Environment

‘We’re all headed to a very dark place’: Emails reveal tense Colorado River talks amid megadrought

By Kathleen Ronayne, Felicia Fonseca and The Associated Press
January 29, 2023
Mississippi River
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, Jeff Roberson and The Associated Press
October 28, 2022
A towboat pushes barges up the Mississippi River in Granite City, Illinois
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

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October 14, 2022
A firefighter uses a drip torch during the Mosquito fire near Volcanoville, California in September 2022
Environment

The UN is warning that climate change impacts are entering ‘uncharted territories of destruction’

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September 13, 2022
Floods and droughts could cost the global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050, report says

Floods and droughts could cost the global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050, report says

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August 29, 2022

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