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Endangered Rivers and Success Stories
Leavening the imperiled areas from the latest "Endangered Rivers"…
Forecasting Western U.S. Water Supply in 2012: La Niña Again Delivers a Wet North and a Dry South
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As water availability data starts coming in, this year's water allocations and the potential consequences for irrigation, hydropower, wildfires, and flooding are being assessed — La Niña weather patterns have returned this year, but water supply conditions generally are not as extreme as they were 2011.
The Stream, April 12: The Murray Darling River Basin Draft Plan
As the consultation period for the draft plan on the Murray Darling…
The Stream, April 11: Textiles Linked to Polluted Water Discharge in China
Forty-six Chinese and multinational clothing companies are buying…
The Stream, March 29: Shale Gas Prospects in China and California
Water Shortage
Years of uncontrolled digging of wells in Yemen…
The Stream, March 12: Japan’s Tsunami Disaster – One Year On
A year after the devastating tsunami in Japan, communities in…
The Stream, March 2: Where Did The Brahmaputra River’s Water Go?
As water levels dropped three meters (10 feet) in India's Brahmaputra…
The Stream, December 27: Global Groundwater Levels
Groundwater levels have dropped dramatically in many places across…
The Stream, December 9: Farming with Less Water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency linked hydraulic…
Peter Gleick: Transcending Old Thinking About California Agricultural Water Use
The debate about water use in California agriculture is stuck in a 30-year-old rut; relying on outdated and technically-flawed thinking that is slowing statewide efforts to meet 21st century challenges.
The Stream, November 24: Big Business and Climate Policy
Big carbon-intensive corporations are campaigning to increase…
The Stream, October 27: China’s Desalination Plans
A program in California's Imperial Valley offers farmers money…