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The Stream, April 18: Water Conflicts In Western U.S.

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Irrigators in Texas and New Mexico are unhappy with a decision…
The winning design by Richard Vijgen in the World Water Day competition by HeadsUP and Visualizing.org will be on display in New York City's Times Square for one month. Titled “Seasonal and Longterm Changes in Groundwater Levels,” Vijgen's design uses NASA's gravitational data.

Satellite Perspectives: NASA’s GRACE Program Sees Groundwater From Space

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A first-of-its-kind space mission shows dips in groundwater supplies…

The Stream, June 15: The Cost of Nuclear Phase-Out

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A survey by the Asahi newspaper shows that nearly three-quarters…

The Stream, May 18: Toxic Food

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Cadmium in rice, melamine in milk, arsenic in soy sauce, bleach…

The Stream, May 9: Adapting to Climate Change

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Genetically-modified crops are not the solution to Europe's growing…

Climate Extremes Will Strain UK Agriculture

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New report shows that U.K. farming faces changing and more variable climate.

Dust Storms Create Snow Melt Problems in Colorado

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Storms in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado have already lead to water shortages in Aspen.

Drought in Australia Connected to Snowfall in Antarctica, Researchers Find

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Relationship between Australia's drought and Antarctica's increased snowfall offers clues to human contribution to global warming. Scientists have linked a severe, decades-old drought in Australia to increased snowfall in East Antarctica.