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Delays in Drought Response Push East Africa Toward Another Food Crisis
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Despite early-warning systems, the world lacks urgency in heading off slow-moving disasters.
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Report: International Panel on Climate Change Reiterates Three Urgent Water Concerns
IPCC says the water cycle will intensify, leading to bigger storms, more droughts, and worsening water quality.
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Risk Assessment Tool Puts a Price on Water Scarcity
The Water Risk Monetizer guides corporate investments where water…
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Surrounded By Water, Ohio River Valley Experiences Economic Resurgence
Six-state region at head of American recovery.
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Election 2014 Recap: Voters Mostly Say ‘Yes’ to Water Spending
easures passed in California, Florida, and Maine, while North Dakota voted against conservation fund.
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Sao Paulo’s Water Waiting Game Avoided Rationing But Produced Huge Risk of Severe Shortage
Desire to protect the poor left Brazil’s driest city few options…
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Earth Pushes Back
Era of indifference greets droughts, floods, storms, tsunamis.
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Californians Will Vote on Big Water Bond Not Knowing Exactly What They Are Buying
Rules for choosing the most controversial projects will be written later.
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U.S. Government Builds a Home for Water Data
The Open Water Data Initiative wants a common house for real-time U.S. water information. But this could take decades.
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Earth’s Major Aquifers Are in Trouble
Groundwater reserves are falling, but little is known about how much water is left.
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San Antonio Pipeline Continues Texas Water Rush
America’s seventh-largest city debates a pipeline project worth billions as the second-fastest-growing state faces more demands for water in its third year of severe drought.
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Hawaii River Restorations Reflect National Desire to Protect Water for Public Benefit
Using public trust doctrine, communities restore streams diverted…