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Spending to Conserve Water on California Farms Will Not Increase Supply

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February 28, 2014

Benefits go to agriculture, but won’t help cities.

California’s Historically Dry 2013 Redefines Drought

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January 6, 2014

Even the soggy parts of California saw less rain than Phoenix.

NASA’s GRACE Satellites Show Colorado River Basin’s Biggest Water Losses Are Groundwater (2005-2013)

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December 13, 2013

During presentations this week at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, announced that the region's most visible signs of drought – shrinking reservoirs – are dwarfed by groundwater losses.

Ongoing Texas Drought Threatens Supply from Two Reservoirs on Colorado River

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October 31, 2013

With the amount of reliable water in reservoirs shrinking, water…

Kansas and Army Corps Revive Study to Ship Water from Missouri River to Ogallala Aquifer

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October 24, 2013

In addition to reducing demand from its key aquifer, Kansas wants to study the cost of importing water to the High Plains. But will this cause conflict with neighboring states that also use the river?

What Is the IPCC Telling Policymakers About Climate Change and Water?

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September 27, 2013

Oceans are rising faster and becoming more acidic, snowpack is…

Choke Point: U.S. — Water, Energy, and the Ohio River Valley’s New Course

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August 27, 2013

Few places in the United States better understand the economically essential and ecologically risky accord between energy and water than this southeast Ohio town.