Drought Is Stressing California’s Power Grid
Drought is putting pressure on California’s already stressed-out grid. As water reservoirs run dry, there’s been a significant drop in …
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The American West’s Climate Hellscape Is Just a Preview
For the past few weeks, the American West has been confronting a hellish climate nightmare of scorching heat waves, a …
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How Will the West Solve a Water Crisis if Climate Change Continues to Get Worse?
Imagine a world where water is scarce in the West — or at least stretches of the increasingly hot and …
How Will the West Solve a Water Crisis if Climate Change Continues to Get Worse? MORE
Drought Brings Stress, Economic Loss, and Societal Inequities
California’s climate is prone to prolonged periods of drought, which could take a heavy toll on people mentally, emotionally, and …
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Climate Change is Here, Now
Natural disasters claim victims each year. While scenes of water spilling onto roadways or homes with rooftops torn off make …
Gavin Newsom Calls on Californians to Cut Water Use by 15%, Expands Drought Emergency
Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded his drought emergency declaration Thursday and called on Californians to reduce water consumption by 15%. In …
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The Climate Crisis Will Create Two Classes: Those Who Can Flee, and Those Who Cannot
A few years ago, after I gave a talk on water and climate change, I had an Arizona rancher come …
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Changes Happening at the Salton Sea on a State & Federal Level
You might have smelt it a couple weeks ago: the stench of rotten eggs. Long time Coachella Valley residents know …
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California’s Heat Dome Poses Unprecedented Challenge for World’s Fifth-Biggest Economy
Summer time in California, America’s golden state, is usually the stuff of dreams. In recent weeks, however, the West Coast …
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Report: Groundwater Overhaul Could Threaten Drinking Water of More Than a Million Valley Residents
As drought settles over the San Joaquin Valley, a new report warns of other circumstances that could result in entire …
Why Some Californians Are Running Out of Water in 2021 and Others Aren’t
Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this …
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These are the California Crops That Use the Most Water
When discussing the drought, the question of which crops use the most water comes up a lot. A Pacific Institute …
Once Again, the Earth is Being Wrung Dry
Drought may be the sneakiest of natural disasters. Although human history teems with people engulfed by abrupt aridity — the …
Water Shortages: Why Some Californians Are Running Out in 2021 and Others Aren’t
In Los Angeles, people have been hearing about the dangers of drought for decades. But in this land of infinity …
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Drought Stricken Communities Push Back Against Data Centers
On May 17, the City Council of Mesa, Arizona, approved the $800 million development of an enormous data center — …
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California’s Hottest, Driest Days are Getting Even Drier, Worsening Fire Risk
If you live in the American West, you don’t need me to tell you it’s hot, hot, hot. Palm Springs …
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California Walking a ‘Tight Rope’ as Hydropower Supply Fades
The catastrophic drought that’s gripping the U.S. West is claiming a new victim: the hydropower dams that much of the …
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‘Dire Situation’: Silicon Valley Cracks Down on Water Use as California Drought Worsens
Santa Clara county, the home of Silicon Valley, issued mandatory water restrictions this week during a severe drought that has …
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Severe Drought Forces California to Rethink How It Manages Its Water
California is in the midst of a severe drought, straining resources in the state that produces the most food in …
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Current Drought Conditions Make California Look Downright Apocalyptic
For those of us in agriculture, we realize that Mother Nature will always have a say in our industry. You …
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These Eight Facts Show the Seriousness of California’s Drought
The California drought, part of the most expansive western U.S. drought this century, is locked in place for awhile. The impacts …
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Running Out of Water and Time: How Unprepared is California for 2021’s Drought
With most of the state gripped by extreme dryness, some conditions are better, some worse, than the last record-breaking drought. …
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Most of California is in Extreme or Severe Categories of Drought
Drought conditions have intensified in parts of California over the past week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor report released …
Most of California is in Extreme or Severe Categories of Drought MORE
From Dust Bowl to California Drought: A Climate Scientist on the Lessons We Still Haven’t Learned
Peter Gleick argues there’s an urgent need to reshape our relationship to water: ‘There is enormous untapped potential for conservation’…
The Texas Nexus: What the Absence of a US Water Strategy Looks Like
The United States doesn’t have a national water strategy. It has no shortage of local, state, regional and federal regulations …
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Understanding the California Water Futures Market
California has recently established a water futures market that has brought with it some criticism as well as confusion. As …
Stormwater Could Become an Important Water Source- If We Stopped Ignoring It
Collecting runoff from rain and other precipitation to aid water supply has great potential, but its many benefits are often …
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Speaking of Water: Michael Cohen on the Salton Sea
26 years ago, a writer for the LA Times, called the Salton Sea, “A shallow body of water in deep …
After Years of Delays, California Tries to Tamp Down Salton Sea Dust
California is spending more than $200 million to keep an unfolding ecological crisis from getting worse. The state wants to …
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The Texas Nexus: What the Absence of a US Water Strategy Looks Like
The United States doesn’t have a national water strategy. It has no shortage of local, state, regional and federal regulations …
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State Water Project Takes Aim at Restoring Salton Sea, Alleviating Health Risks
California is spending more than $200 million to keep an unfolding ecological crisis from getting worse. The state wants to …
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How is Climate Change Already Impacting the Bay Area?
Our earth is changing: summers are growing hotter and winters are more unpredictable. There’s simply not enough rain, and there …
West Oakland Climate Hotspot: Rising Seas Threaten East Bay Coastline
One of the trouble spots in the San Francisco Bay Area when it comes to climate change is West Oakland. …
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California Now Has a Futures Market for Water. Some Farmers are Skeptical
Investors, farmers, and Reddit users can now all hedge bets on the price of water in California thanks to the …
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Stormwater Could Become an Important Water Source – If We Stopped Ignoring It
Collecting runoff from rain and other precipitation to aid water supply has great potential, but its many benefits are often …
Stormwater Could Become an Important Water Source – If We Stopped Ignoring It MORE
California Now Has a Future Market for Water. Some Farmers Are Skeptical
Investors, farmers, and Reddit users can now all hedge bets on the price of water in California thanks to the …
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Could the Florida Water-Supply Hacking Happen in New York City?
Last week, a hacker took control of an employee’s computer at a small water-treatment plant in Florida. Within a few …
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Bay Area Reservoirs Get Much-Needed Rain to Boost Low Winter Rainfall Totals
Rain has returned to the Bay Area, and not a moment to soon. Rainfall totals are lagging this winter, and …
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Water Bill Debt Soars During Pandemic, Prompting Fears of Future Shutoffs
As more and more people fall behind on their water bills, a report released Thursday by the non-profit public policy …
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Column: Wall Street Can Now Bet on the Price of California Water. Watch Out.
Wall Street’s reputation as one of America’s premier innovation machines can only be enhanced by a new futures contract that …
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Trump Signs Spending Bill That Could Send Millions of Dollars to the Salton Sea
President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a roughly $900 billion stimulus package meant to tackle both COVID-19 relief as well …
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Will Water Unite Us?
Shortly after the networks called the 2020 presidential race for Joe Biden, a list of four priorities appeared on the …
Bide(n) Time for America’s Water Resources With Peter Gleick
Dr. Peter Gleick, co-founder and president emeritus of the Pacific Institute, believes Joe Biden could be the man to save …
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California Is Making Progress on Safe Water for All, but Work Remains
Benedicto Cazares does not turn on his tap. He and his neighbors of East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about …
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Water Futures Meet Cool Reception
Water futures are about to hit financial markets for the first time, with the launch of contracts tied to prices …
Greta Thunberg Uses Popular Meme to Show the Devastating Cost of Climate Change
The teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg has used the popular ‘how it started’ meme to show how levels of …
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Water-related Conflicts Set to Rise Amid Demand Growth and Climate Impacts
From Yemen to India, and parts of Central America to the African Sahel, about a quarter of the world’s people …
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Where the Oil Runs Deep, Water Turns Foul
When Farhad Ahma returned to his native country last year on a work trip, his first thought was of his …
Heat waves to heighten energy and water insecurity during COVID-19
Heat warnings and advisories have been in effect in many parts of the U.S. this summer and experts are predicting …
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Decline in Hydropower Hampered by Drought Will Impact Utility Costs
Hydroelectric power from dams usually provides about 15% of California’s electricity needs. But in 2015, at the zenith of the …
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