1430 Resources
Water and Conflict: Fresh Water Resources and International Security
June 10, 1993 | publication
Fresh water is a fundamental resource, integral to all ecological and societal activities, including food and energy production, transportation, waste disposal, industrial development, and human health. Yet fresh water resources are unevenly and irregularly distributed, and some regions of the world are extremely water-short.
Environment and Drought in California 1987-1992
January 29, 1993 | publication
The years 1987 to 1992 comprised the second driest period in California's recorded climate history.
The Societal and Environmental Cost of the Continuing California Drought
January 29, 1991 | publication
Since 1987, the State of California has been in the grip of a severe drought. water availability throughout the State has been far lower than normal for each of the last five years when measured in any of a variety of ways: total precipitation runoff, groundwater overdraft, or reservoir storage.
Assessing The Costs Of Adapting to Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study of San Francisco Bay
April 18, 1990 | publication
Across the United States, coastal communities are grappling with crumbling infrastructure, flooded businesses, and overflowing sewers as a result of climate change-induced sea-level rise.
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