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Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — July 26, 2022
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The Albuquerque stretch of the Rio Grande is drying up for the first time in almost 40 years.
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Big Water Pipelines, an Old Pursuit, Still Alluring in Drying West
Diverting Mississippi River is not happening, though.
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Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — July 19, 2022
45 percent of the U.S. and Puerto Rico is in drought, a 14 percent increase since mid-June.
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HotSpots H2O: What’s Driving Vulnerability Behind South Asia’s “Biblical” Floods?
Regional experts point to deficits in local institutions and risk planning.
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Five Things to Know About Drought in the American West
A new climate is re-writing the story of America’s drylands.
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“A New Zone of Uncertainty”: What West Virginia v. EPA Means for Water and Environment
The Supreme Court’s empowerment of the “major questions” doctrine could limit the federal government’s agility at a time when it is urgently needed.
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EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny
Revised health advisories are a precursor to federal regulation.
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HotSpots H2O: “Day Zero” Looms for South African Province
Government dysfunction has multiplied drought risks.
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Drought’s Spillover Effect in the American West
In a region latticed with pipelines and canals, the consequences of dry conditions in one basin are exported to neighboring watersheds.