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Californians, In a Departure, Appear Ready to Support Big Water Spending to Respond to Drought

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March 18, 2014

State leaders face infrastructure decisions now that will have consequences for decades.

Media Alert: What Can California Learn from Australia’s Biggest Dry?

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March 11, 2014

Interactive Event on California Drought – Lessons Learned from Australia

Peter Gleick: Clarifying the Discussion about California Drought and Climate Change

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March 7, 2014

Confusion about California's drought stems from the failure of some scientists, bloggers, reporters, and others to distinguish among three separate questions.

Snow Fail

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February 16, 2014

California’s drought is a preview of the latter half of the 21st century.

Texas A&M University Unveils North American Soil Moisture Database

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December 19, 2013

The database is one step toward better information about the…

Report: 25% of World’s Agriculture Growing in Regions of High Water Stress

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December 17, 2013

A new study from the World Resources Institute shows the connection between crops and water scarcity.

Report: Society’s Water Safety Net Is Fraying

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December 5, 2013

A National Research Council report argues that groundwater use…

Report: Australia’s Groundwater Is Worth Billions

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November 12, 2013

A new study finds that Australia’s groundwater contributes more to GDP than some industries.

What Is the IPCC Telling Policymakers About Climate Change and Water?

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September 27, 2013

Oceans are rising faster and becoming more acidic, snowpack is…

Choke Point: U.S. — Water, Energy, and the Ohio River Valley’s New Course

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August 27, 2013

Few places in the United States better understand the economically essential and ecologically risky accord between energy and water than this southeast Ohio town.