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Report: USDA Says Farmers Expected to Plant More Water-efficient Crops in 2013
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Though corn acreage is forecasted to rise slightly over last year's planting, the biggest jump is predicted for sorghum, which uses less water.
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The Stream, March 15: Disaster Losses Exceeded $100 Billion in 2012
Environmental Threats
Natural disasters cost the world approximately…
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The Stream, March 6: More Than 1 Million Syrian Refugees
There are now more than 1 million Syrians either registered as…
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The Stream, March 1: Pakistan Takes Action on Climate Change
Policy
Pakistan has developed its first national policy framework…
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The Stream, February 8: In Texas, Recycling Wastewater for Drinking
Water Supply
Wichita Falls, Texas is moving forward with plans…
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Texas Legislature Discusses Drought, Water Planning, Reservoirs
Consecutive hot, dry years have Texas lawmakers pondering billions…
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The Stream, January 9: West Bank Floods as Wall Blocks Drainage
Winter Storms
An Israeli security barrier built mostly in occupied…
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The Stream, December 27: Evaporation to Exacerbate Western Water Shortages
Temperatures nudged higher by climate change will increase evaporation…
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The Stream, December 14: Water Situation ‘Critical’ in Bulawayo
Water Shortages
A severe water shortage in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's…
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Ken Burns’s The Dust Bowl Revives an American Tragedy
Drought, farm follies, and pain on the Great Plains.
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Agriculture in Transition in the West Texas Plains
As in much of the Great Plains, farmers here are adapting to…
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The Stream, September 10: Water Shortage Deepens Syrian Humanitarian Crisis
A sudden water shortage is the latest hardship blighting the…