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Report: Syria’s Food Security Worsens Due to Drought and Conflict
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Food prices set to climb as production of wheat and other staple…
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Australia Disbands National Water Commission
The water advisory group is a casualty of sharp cuts to the Commonwealth’s…
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U.S. Sewer Costs Increase 5.5 Percent in 2013, Industry Survey Reveals
Why? Old pipes, clean water regulations, and years of inadequate…
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India’s Treacherous Coal Mines in Meghalaya
National court orders end to feudal labor conditions, wanton…
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Ogallala Water Use Climbs as Drought Intensifies in the Southern Plains
Rainfall deficit is worse than the 1930s Dust Bowl.
By…
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Uttarakhand Flood Disaster Made Worse By Existing Hydropower Projects, Expert Commission Says
Report calls for new Himalayan development policy; stirs political battle in New Delhi.
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Price of Water 2014: Up 6 Percent in 30 Major U.S. Cities; 33 Percent Rise Since 2010
Water scarcity and successful conservation programs force…
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National Climate Assessment: Climate Change Pushing U.S. Toward Water Extremes
The Southwest is drying out, while the Northeast is becoming…
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Map: California’s Water Use Per County (1985-2005)
Click through the interactive Google Fusion Tables infographic to see how California’s water use has changed over the last two decades and how these trends relate to population demographics and water contamination.
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Census of Agriculture Data Is Christmas for Farm Nerds
Farm data galore – by county and state, as well as nationally.
Every…
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Most of California Groundwater Tables at All-time Lows, State Report Says
The biggest declines are in the San Joaquin Valley and in metropolitan Southern California.
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Water, Sanitation, and Food Top South Sudan’s Concerns as Fighting Displaces Millions
The start of the rainy season adds logistical hurdles to the…