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When It Comes to Climate Change Adaptation, as Goes California, so Goes…the World

America’s Biggest Problems are Intensified in California

Grim Choices as California Disappears Under Sea Level Rise

9 Foods That Are Making The Drought Even Worse

Sea, Sun, and Peace?

4 Reasons Why Urban Landscapes are a Linchpin for Climate Resilience

When it comes to water sustainability and climate resilience, urban outdoor landscapes represent a wealth of opportunity. Outdoor landscapes are a vital component of our cities...

Water for Life: Building Water-Smart Cities for the Future

Cora Kammeyer's presentation at the Cities of Tomorrow Conference in San Francisco.

When the River Meets the Sea

This presentation on the Salton Sea presented by Michael Cohen at the 2019 GWC Summer Conference covers progress at the sea, the Colorado River and the sea, new bargains, and potential solutions.

40th Annual GWC Summer Conference Day 2

The IG 2.0 could take a variety of forms, from merely tweaking the numbers (e.g., elevation tiers, shortage levels, etc.) in the existing reservoir operations framework to more fundamental (and controversial) changes in how water (and risk) is allocated and managed. What ideas have merit?

Thirsty for solutions, water managers are putting AI-powered tools to work

Lowville Had Lots of Water. Then String Cheese Came to Town.

In Los Angeles ‘water colony’, tribes fear a parched future

Can California Shift to Proactive Drought Preparedness?

Precipitation in California is highly variable from year to year, and climate change is increasing this variability. We can expect to see more intense droughts and storms, and rapid shifts from very wet to very dry conditions.

Ticking Water Bomb

Humans Can Be Blamed For Global Droughts As Far Back As 100 Years Ago

Scientists See Fingerprint of Warming Climate on Droughts Going Back to 1900

Water War in California: Agencies Fight Over Drought Emergency Plan with Crucial Deadline Looming

Martha Davis: Using Sustainable Landscapes To Address Climate Change & Drought

Despite California’s Long Drought, Trillions of Gallons of Rainwater Wastefully Flowing into Sea

Why California’s Droughts and Floods Will Only Get Worse

Push for Salton Sea Restoration Stalls Drought Plans in the West — We Get the Latest

California’s Droughts Hurt Fight Against Climate Change. Study Tells Us Why

An Unexpected Side Effect of Drought: Higher Carbon Emissions.

Why Earth’s Driest Places May Hold the Key to the Future of Water

This is the latest in our What Happens Next series. The increasing scarcity of drinking water is beginning to capture the world's attention -- but surprisingly, an innovative solution might just be found in one of the Earth's driest places.

Lawrence Berkeley Scientists Find a Cool Way to Save Water