From Sea Turtles to Sunsets, the Surprising Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic is Impacting the Environment
Is the environment better off since major cities across the globe are in lockdown and humans have stayed inside? Here …
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Opportunities are Plentiful to Sustain California Agriculture in the Face of Water Supply Uncertainties
There is no evidence supporting the author’s claim that the San Joaquin Valley’s water supply challenges are linked to California’s …
Pandemic Shines a Light on Critical Water Issues — Will Congress Fund Solutions?
Clean water is essential during the COVID-19 health crisis, but so far Congress hasn’t directed funds to help water utilities …
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COVID-19: Why Most Don’t Need to Stockpile Bottled Water
The world is facing an unprecedented public health crisis and people are understandably scared, but one thing you don’t have …
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Water Conflicts Will Intensify. Can We Predict the Worst Problems Before Conditions Boil Over?
In 2015 an estimated 1.8 million migrants crossed into the European Union, fleeing countries gripped by violence, political upheaval and resource scarcity …
Water Conflicts Will Intensify. Can We Predict the Worst Problems Before Conditions Boil Over? MORE
Dozens of High-risk Bay Area Dams Lack Required Emergency Plans
The Bay Area is dotted with at least 145 dams where failure or misoperation could result in death or property …
Dozens of High-risk Bay Area Dams Lack Required Emergency Plans MORE
California could go through all of February without a significant storm for the first time since 1864. A photo from space reveals why.
February should be the heart of California’s rainy season — but this month, there’s no rain. This image, taken by …
Swimming Pools and Lush Lawns? As Water Use Slows, That Image of Phoenix is Changing
Large lawns and backyard pools were once common features of new homes in the Phoenix area, but not anymore. A …
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Call of the Wild: The Mass Species Swap
We’re in the midst of the sixth mass extinction, and we humans are responsible. If it sounds bad, that’s because …
As the Salton Sea Shrinks, it Leaves Behind a Toxic Reminder of the Cost of Making a Desert Bloom
It’s just past noon on a Wednesday, but the bar at the Ski Inn in Bombay Beach, California, is already …
Why Is Water-Related Violence Increasing Around The World?
A number of major battles — some involving soldiers and others not — have been fought over oil, particularly in …
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Water ‘Wars’ Wash Over the World
More people around the world are fighting over water, according to the Pacific Institute, a United States-based think tank. But …
Water wars: Early Warning Tool Uses Climate Data to Predict Conflict Hotspots
Researchers from six organizations have developed an early warning system to help predict potential water conflicts as violence associated with …
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Myth About Huge California Fines for Shower and Laundry Usage Won’t Die. Here’s What’s True
California will impose new limits on water usage in the post-drought era in the coming years — but a claim …
Australia’s Wildfires and Climate Change Are Making One Another Worse in a Vicious, Devastating Circle
Climate scientists warn that the scale and devastation of the wildfires are clear examples of the way climate change can …
HotSpots H2O: Water-Related Violence Spikes in Past Decade
Islamic State militants destroyed irrigation wells in Iraq. Police in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh killed five farmers during …
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Water Wars
The challenge is as forbidding as it is global, verily the outcome of the cocktail of burgeoning population, poor management …
Water increasing factor in global conflicts
The water crisis is one of the most important problems the world faces and will be an increasing factor in …
Water-related violence rises globally in past decade
Violence associated with water has surged in the past decade driven by attacks on civilian water systems in Syria’s civil …
Talking Points: Winter 2020
It’s sometimes said that water is worth its weight in gold. While that may not be strictly true in an …
This Decade We Became Really, Really Sure Climate Change is Real
In the past ten years, we lost hope in American politics, realized we were being watched on the internet, and …
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Basic Sanitation Has to Be Done Fairly, Says Expert
On Wednesday 11, the House of Representatives approved the base text of the bill establishing the new legal framework for …
Water: Its Value and Risks
The prospectus for brewing-giant AB InBev’s $5 billion Asian IPO earlier this year included 58 references to water—an acknowledgment, CEO …
Amid the Wasteland of the Salton Sea, a Miraculous but Challenging Oasis is Born
It came as a bittersweet surprise to biologists and government agencies monitoring the steadily shrinking Salton Sea’s slide toward death …
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Wet, Wintry Weekend Storm Bringing Much Needed Rain to the Bay Area
The rainfall that is arriving in Northern California this Thanksgiving holiday weekend is just the beginning of a wet pattern, …
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An Environmental Movement for Times of War, Too
Oil wells set ablaze in Iraq. Forests pillaged in Colombia. Wildlife populations decimated across the Sahara-Sahel. Around the world, armed …
Explainer: California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire Blackouts
California utility PG&E Corp has imposed 10 intentional blackouts this year to reduce risks its power infrastructure could spark wildfires …
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Explainer: California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire Blackouts
California utility PG&E Corp has imposed 10 intentional blackouts this year to reduce risks its power infrastructure could spark wildfires …
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When It Comes to Climate Change Adaptation, as Goes California, so Goes…the World
It’s almost biblical: Apocalyptic images of fires sweeping through communities. The worst droughts in recorded history, followed by floods overwhelming …
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America’s Biggest Problems are Intensified in California
More nation-state than U.S. state, California is a land of superlatives: the most populous, the most prosperous, home to the …
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India Must Pay Attention to Water Use by Industries
Apart from being major consumers, industries pollute through waste-water discharge. Technologies that have helped industrial economies responsibly use water remain …
Thirsty Future Ahead as Climate Change Explodes Plant Growth
By the end of the century plants could consume substantially more water, leaving less for people across North America, Europe, …
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Power Outages Hit Some of State’s Poorest Communities Hard
PG&E’s unprecedented blackouts over the past month have hit especially hard in some of Northern California’s poorest communities, stripping electricity …
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How Global Warming, Climate Change Contributing to Wildfires, Power Outages
Being in the eye of a California fire-storm is terrifying on its own. But understanding the changing weather forces that …
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No Heat, No Light? Not So Bad. No Water? Much Worse.
When the lights went out this week, Susan Illich of Sebastopol didn’t just lose power. She also lost water. That’s …
Imperial County Seeks to Declare Salton Sea Crisis a Health Emergency; Wants State, Federal Disaster Funds
Imperial County is seeking to declare a public health emergency at the Salton Sea, The Desert Sun has learned, aiming …
Water Board Workshop Examines the Homelessness Crisis’s Relationship to Water
Typical discussions about homelessness tend to focus on its most obvious problem, a lack of shelter. What often gets left …
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Rivers All Across the Globe Are Dropping
Another slow-motion, man-made environmental disaster has been discovered, and it’s underneath your feet.
The EPA’s Roll Back of the Clean Water Act Could Impact Drinking Water for Millions of Americans
The Trump Administration just announced yet another blow to the country’s environmental protections.
Unquenchable Thirst: Groundwater Bill Could Shift State’s Water Management Approach
The latest salvo is California’s long-running water wars, SB307, has the potential to emerge as one of the most important …
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Three Thought-Provoking Analogies for Climate Change
Though by definition no analogy is perfect, a good one can create a flash of insight or provoke thought. A …
Can We Survive Extreme Heat?
Humans have never lived on a planet this hot, and we’re totally unprepared for what’s to come. The real question …
The Amazon rainforest fires are shaping the G7 summit, where world leaders like Trump and Macron are convening
Concern over a record number of fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest are influencing the political discourse as world leaders convene …
How the plastic bottle went from miracle container to hated garbage
The evolution of the plastic bottle from amazing to scourge of land and sea has played out inside of a …
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Amid Rising Water Rates, Massachusetts Cities Have Inequitable Affordability Policies, Report Finds
Some Massachusetts cities shut off water to enforce timely bill payment. Others place liens on the property that result in …
Are We Doomed by Climate Change?
Fast-thinking innovation is needed to prevent ‘wetter wets, drier dries, hotter hots’ from threatening the state’s crops, species and economy.
Farmers use tech to squeeze every drop from Colorado River
This U.S. Department of Agriculture station outside Greeley and other sites across the Southwest are experimenting with drones, specialized cameras …
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Grim Choices as California Disappears Under Sea Level Rise
Wildfire and drought dominate the climate change debates in the state. Yet this less-talked-about reality has California cornered. The coastline …
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9 Foods That Are Making The Drought Even Worse
It takes more than 1,500 gallons of water to make a chocolate bar. Consider limiting your consumption of these foods …
Sea, Sun, and Peace?
An environmental group wants to unite Israelis, Palestinians, and Jordanians behind the idea that water can bring peace in the …