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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.
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Sao Paulo’s Water Waiting Game Avoided Rationing But Produced Huge Risk of Severe Shortage
Desire to protect the poor left Brazil’s driest city few options…
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Californians Will Vote on Big Water Bond Not Knowing Exactly What They Are Buying
Rules for choosing the most controversial projects will be written later.
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Jerry Brown, Smart and Prepared, Responds to California’s Drought Emergency
Steeled by past drought, governor is reshaping how largest U.S. state uses and distributes water.
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Californians Ring In New Water Year with Trepidation
Pervasive fear about consequences of another dry winter.
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Western U.S. Governors Begin Drought Discussions
Better plans and more data are needed to guide response.
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California Governor Comes Full Circle on Groundwater Reform
New laws signed today address challenges highlighted in Jerry Brown’s first term – in the 1970s.
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More Trees Mean Less Water for California’s Mountain Rivers
If global warming increases vegetation in high mountain zones,…
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California’s Dogged Drought Cutting Off Water Supplies to State’s Poor
Farmers are guzzling groundwater while wells of families run dry.
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California Lawmakers Move to Protect the State’s Collapsing Groundwater Supply
New rules seek sustainable use, but the details will be written later by local agencies.
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California Lawmakers Pass $US 7.5B Water Bond
The spending measure now goes to the voters in November.