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Report: Water, Temperature Changes Not Central Drivers of Sub-Sahara Africa Conflicts

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Rainfall is not a strong motivator of violence, but higher temperatures…

Water Supply at Risk, Las Vegas Considers $650 Million Insurance Policy

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A new pumping station would draw water from the bottom of a shrinking Lake Mead.

Water Supply and New Development Path Are Priorities in U.S.-China Climate Agreement

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Pact is fresh reckoning with Earth's changed ecological and economic risks
NOAA GFDL Climate Change Modeling Precipitation Changes Global High Emissions Scenario

The Hydrologic Fast Lane (Also: IPCC Reports 101)

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Reporter Kaye LaFond breaks down the newest IPCC report, and IPCC reports in general.

U.S.-China Climate Deal Includes Provision on Water-Energy Research

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A joint energy research program will be extended and expanded to include water.

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…

Earth Pushes Back

Era of indifference greets droughts, floods, storms, tsunamis. Photo…

Report: U.S. Water Systems, Deteriorated and Slow to Change, Need New Strategy – And Money

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More of the same is not working in changed conditions of the 21st century.

Himalayas Strike Again: Deadly Landslide in Nepal

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Sun Koshi River is blocked, 156 people are dead, and 10 percent…

U.S. Irrigation Pushed Eastward By Drought and Financial Risks

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Irrigated agriculture’s march into Midwest and South could increase competition for water.

Record Heat and Loss of Glaciers Mark the Global Climate in 2013

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It was business as usual for many climate indicators. Image…

Lake Mead Drains to Record Low As Western Drought Deepens

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Despite drying conditions, four states plan additional water…