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California Drought: A Dry January Closes and Dread Mounts
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Snowpack in the already-parched state is near record lows, just 25 percent of normal.
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World Economic Forum Ranks Water Crises as Top Global Risk
Water rises on the world agenda.
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Photo Slideshow: China Completes Second Line of South-North Water Transfer Project
Massive manmade river begins moving water from central China to Beijing.
![John Burchard, General Manager of the Alpaugh Community Services District, walks a ditch bank on the outskirts of town. The small farmworker community in California's Central Valley suffers from high levels of arsenic and other contaminates in its drinking water.](https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cad2013111513135600307.jpg)
2015 Water Preview, Part II: National – States React to New Era of Water Scarcity
Water is priority in state legislatures and governors’ offices.
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Map: Sao Paulo Water Supply Systems
Drought has placed Sao Paulo's Cantareira water supply system…
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Yes, It’s Raining in California. No, the Drought Is Not Over
Just look at the Texas drought -- California could be waiting years to recover.
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Water Supply at Risk, Las Vegas Considers $650 Million Insurance Policy
A new pumping station would draw water from the bottom of a shrinking Lake Mead.
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Colorado River Research Group Delivers Message of Water Limits
Veteran scholars argue that creative solutions for the iconic watershed must begin with a hard fact, something our Brett Walton finds refreshing.
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Corporate Water Risk Report: 5th CDP Survey of Top Global Companies
The details are lacking, as risk disclosures often have a narrow focus and significant data gaps.
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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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Californians Ring In New Water Year with Trepidation
Pervasive fear about consequences of another dry winter.
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Western U.S. Governors Begin Drought Discussions
Better plans and more data are needed to guide response.
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