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Drought Aggravates Extreme Poverty in Syria
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Ongoing drought in Syria is causing acute water shortages, food insecurity and economic uncertainty.
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Infographic: North Dakota’s Rise To Domestic Oil Royalty
North Dakota has become the number four oil producing state—but at what cost to its water supply?
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Peruvian Amazon Drops to 40-Year Low
Prolonged drought has impaired economic activity in the Amazon dependent northeastern part of Peru.
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Egyptian Drinking Water Threatened by Nile Oil Spill
Water purification stations shut down to prevent polluted water from entering filters.
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Peter Gleick: California’s Next One Million Acre-Feet of Water
This is a key time for California water: we are coming off of three years of serious drought and growing political conflict over water allocations.
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Glacier Water Threatens to Flood French Alps Valley
French officials have begun pumping millions of gallons of water as part of a multi-million dollar emergency operation.
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California Drought is No Problem for Kern County Oil Producers
Farmers do without water because of oil industry uses.
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Scene of Midwest’s Worst Oil Spill – Sleepless Nights and Black Goo
Students examine communities affected by Enbridge rupture on Kalamzoo River.
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Infographic: Tripling Tar Sands Oil Imports, Pipeline and Refinery Map from Canada to U.S.
The industry is spending billions of dollars to develop more U.S. pipelines.
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Infographic: Coal and Water – A Resource Mismatch
The contest between coal-fired energy production and water demand is a mismatch.
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NASA Compiling Landslide Database to Improve Disaster Response
Landslides killed thousands in Asia last week; NASA researchers are developing a tool for relief efforts.
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Flooding Causes Cholera Outbreak Spread in Cameroon
Cameroon’s worst cholera outbreak since 2004 has killed at least 100 people and could spread to neighboring countries.