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Report: International Panel on Climate Change Reiterates Three Urgent Water Concerns

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IPCC says the water cycle will intensify, leading to bigger storms, more droughts, and worsening water quality.

Sao Paulo’s Water Waiting Game Avoided Rationing But Produced Huge Risk of Severe Shortage

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Desire to protect the poor left Brazil’s driest city few options…

Californians Will Vote on Big Water Bond Not Knowing Exactly What They Are Buying

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Rules for choosing the most controversial projects will be written later.

Jerry Brown, Smart and Prepared, Responds to California’s Drought Emergency

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Steeled by past drought, governor is reshaping how largest U.S. state uses and distributes water.

Californians Ring In New Water Year with Trepidation

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Pervasive fear about consequences of another dry winter.

Western U.S. Governors Begin Drought Discussions

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Better plans and more data are needed to guide response. Photo…

California Governor Comes Full Circle on Groundwater Reform

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New laws signed today address challenges highlighted in Jerry Brown’s first term – in the 1970s.

More Trees Mean Less Water for California’s Mountain Rivers

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If global warming increases vegetation in high mountain zones,…

California Senate Passes Groundwater Reform Legislation

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The Assembly votes on Thursday.

California’s Dogged Drought Cutting Off Water Supplies to State’s Poor

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Farmers are guzzling groundwater while wells of families run dry.

California Lawmakers Move to Protect the State’s Collapsing Groundwater Supply

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New rules seek sustainable use, but the details will be written later by local agencies.

California Lawmakers Pass $US 7.5B Water Bond

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The spending measure now goes to the voters in November.