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Stormwater Capture in California: Innovative Policies and Funding Opportunities

Stormwater has traditionally been managed to mitigate flooding and protect water quality. However, its potential as a local water supply has gained recent attention in water-stressed areas. As climate change increases the risk of both floods and droughts in California, urban stormwater capture also offers a significant opportunity to enhance community resilience.

Heavy Pumping Strains Desert Water Supply

A Recipe for War: Soon, 40 Percent of People Will Live in Water-stressed Regions

Drought Returns to Huge Swaths of U.S., Fueling Fears of a Thirsty Future

The ‘New Normal’? Sierra Snow Drought Endures Despite ‘Miracle’ March

When a City Runs Dry: What Cape Town Can Tell Us About the Future of Water

Join Heather Cooley from the Pacific Institute and Newsha Ajami from Stanford University’s Water in the West program as they discuss Cape Town’s water shortage.

From Not Enough to Too Much, the World’s Water Crisis Explained

This is What a West Without Water Will Look Like

Day Zero: Lessons from Cape Town’s Crisis

For the Growing Global Water Crisis, Climate Change May be the Last Straw

California Drought: Water Conservation Slipping Statewide as Dry Weather Returns

Op-Ed by Peter Gleick: We Have Seen The Future Of Water, And It Is Cape Town

Cape Town is parched. Severe drought and high water use have collided in South Africa’s second largest city, and unless the drought breaks, residents may run out of water in the next few months when there simply isn’t enough water left to supply the drinking water taps.

Commentary: Cape Town Is Running out of Water. Could More Cities Be Next?

After more than three years of severe drought, Cape Town, a city of nearly 4 million people, is running out of water. “Day Zero”—the day city officials estimate the water system will be unable to provide drinking water for the taps—is less than three months away, and substantial rains are not expected before then.

Cape Town is Running Out of Water. Is Los Angeles Next?

Cape Town’s Water Restrictions Now Limit Residents to Absolute Minimum Needed for Survival

Reno’s Warming Trend Continued in 2017 and Hindered Snowfall

Impacts of California’s Five-Year (2012-2016) Drought on Hydroelectricity Generation

The severe five-year drought afflicting California from 2012 to 2016 was the driest and hottest in the instrumental record. This report is a comprehensive assessment of the costs to California of lost hydroelectricity during the five years of drought.

Drought and Equity in California

California’s climate is prone to prolonged periods of drought that are exacerbated by the effects of climate change.

Water Risk Hotspots for Agriculture: The Case of the Southwest United States

Despite being the United States’ most arid region, the US Southwest – Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah – is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. Yet nearly 75% of total cropland in the region, and an even higher percentage of total agricultural productivity, depends on supplemental irrigation.

National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Diablo Canyon, Climate Change, Drought, and Energy Policy

Drought and Equity in the San Francisco Bay Area

The most severe drought in California on the instrumental record stretched from 2012-2016. The drought was highly publicized, with particular attention paid towards impacts on agriculture, urban areas, and ecosystems. Little attention, however, was paid to the drought’s impacts on California’s low-income communities.

Is California Still in the Midst of a Drought ClimateOne

National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Global Droughts: A Bad Year

Where We Agree: Building Consensus on Solutions to California’s Urban Water Challenges

California has a long list of unresolved and difficult water challenges, made more urgent by periods of severe drought that are exacerbated by climate change.

Managing Drought: Learning from Australia

A new report released today shows that strategies developed and mistakes made during Australia’s decade-long Millennium Drought provide a powerful resource for California, as the state enters its fifth year of severe drought.