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Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, November 7: Storm Poised to Bring More Flooding to U.S. East Coast

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President Obama Wins Re-election The U.S. energy industry is…
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, November 6: U.S. Votes for Future of Water and Climate

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Circle of Blue's 2012 Election Guide to Water U.S. citizens…
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, October 15: After Drought, Some U.S. Farmers Give Up On Corn

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Sea level rise and increasing floods are forcing families living…
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, October 12: Shell in Court Over Nigeria Oil Spills

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The world must improve land and water management in order to…
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, October 10: Water and the State of Hunger

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Food Security Approximately 12.5 percent of the global population--or…
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, October 5: Drought Compounds Humanitarian Crisis in Sahel

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Oxfam has urged the World Bank to stop its support of large-scale…
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, September 28: Brazil’s Agricultural Future Buoyed by Water

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Days of heavy rainfall have swollen rivers in the United Kingdom,…
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Florida Oyster Harvest Suffers As Drought Intensifies Water Battle with Georgia and Alabama

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The drought that set upon the United States this year has tightened a three-state tug-of-war over fresh water, affecting marine life and a valuable fishing economy downstream in the Deep South's Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, the most biodiverse river system in North America.
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, September 19: A $700 Million Water Pipeline to Cyprus

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Turkey is building a $US 700 million pipeline to transfer water…
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

Study: Freshwater Food Webs Hit Hard by Drought

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A new report out of the United Kingdom's academic world concludes that droughts can cause sharp declines in the number of species in a stream. Additionally, there is the potential for partial collapse of aquatic food webs.
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, September 14: Has Thailand Done Enough to Prepare For Floods?

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Floods A recent spate of flooding in Thailand has raised concerns…
Arkansas River US Drought 2012

The Stream, September 11: Great Lakes Week and Reframing the Climate Debate

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Great Lakes Week Great Lakes Week 2012 kicked off yesterday…