UNPLUGGING THE COLORADO RIVER

May 23, 2016 by

UNPLUGGING THE COLORADO RIVER

[Translate] The Glen Canyon Dam, on the Arizona-Utah border, as seen in the documentary “DamNation.” The efficiency of the dam has...

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THE BIG ISSUE CALIFORNIANS ARE...

May 20, 2016 by

THE BIG ISSUE CALIFORNIANS ARE NOT HEARING ABOUT THIS ELECTION YEAR

[Translate] By Bill Boyarsky  TRUTHDIG   An aerial view of downtown Malibu, Calif., and surrounding neighborhoods. (Doc Searls/CC...

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INSIDE THE LOOMING DISASTER OF...

May 20, 2016 by

INSIDE THE LOOMING DISASTER OF THE SALTON SEA

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Alejandro Davila Fragoso Dead tilapia lines the shores of...

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WHY THERE’S A SEARING ET...

May 15, 2016 by

WHY THERE’S A SEARING ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT WITHOUT AN EPIC ETHIOPIAN FAMINE

[Translate] governance ByAndrew C. Revkin Photo Cattle are led in search of water in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.Credit Nancy McNally /...

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WORLD BANK: THE WAY CLIMATE CH...

May 4, 2016 by

WORLD BANK: THE WAY CLIMATE CHANGE IS REALLY GOING TO HURT US IS THROUGH WATER

[Translate] Energy and Environment By Chris Mooney The dried-up riverbank of the Ganges is seen from a bridge in Allahabad, India, on...

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THE SOUTHWEST’S ONLY FRE...

May 1, 2016 by

THE SOUTHWEST’S ONLY FREE-FLOWING RIVER COULD BE SUCKED DRY BY HOME BUILDERS AND REPUBLICANS

[Translate] By Mother Mags   San Pedro River, holding on … For the most part Arizona hasn’t experienced severe drought...

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DROUGHTS ARE GIVING TREES R...

Apr 29, 2016 by

DROUGHTS ARE GIVING TREES “HEART ATTACKS”

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Around 12 million trees have perished in California in the...

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FRACKING’S TOTAL ENVIRON...

Apr 14, 2016 by

FRACKING’S TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IS STAGGERING, REPORT FINDS

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File A new report details the sheer amount of...

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WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD...

Apr 11, 2016 by

WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD SCIENCE JOURNALS

[Translate] Climate by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   A deeply flawed new study tries to challenge the basic...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCKING THE ...

Apr 4, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCKING THE COLORADO RIVER DRY

[Translate] Shutterstock By John Upton GRIST Cross-posted from ClimateCentral Even as the number of Americans relying on the Colorado...

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IF YOU CATCH AND USE RAINWATER...

Mar 22, 2016 by

IF YOU CATCH AND USE RAINWATER IN COLORADO, YOU ARE A CRIMINAL

[Translate] by Nicole Gentile – Guest Contributor  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock   In a state where recreational...

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Why Southern California’...

Mar 22, 2016 by

Why Southern California’s New Cloud Seeding Project Is Putting Conspiracy Theorists into a Frenzy

[Translate]   Environment Five years into a crippling drought, Los Angeles County is trying to make it rain. Skeptics believe...

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THE WORST DROUGHT IN 900 YEARS...

Mar 7, 2016 by

THE WORST DROUGHT IN 900 YEARS HELPED SPARK SYRIA’S CIVIL WAR

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS   Migrants in Mytilene, island of Lesbos, Greece, on February 24, 2016. Image: Markus...

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Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Hi...

Mar 5, 2016 by

Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in 15 Million Years

[Translate] Sea levels (and temperatures) are also the highest they’ve been in years. By Dahr Jamail / Truthout   Chemical...

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CLIMATE CHANGE HELPED TRIGGER ...

Mar 5, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE HELPED TRIGGER ANCIENT ANGKOR’S FALL

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG   A temple site at the ancient city of Angkor overrun by...

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EMISSIONS COULD MAKE EARTH UNI...

Feb 28, 2016 by

EMISSIONS COULD MAKE EARTH UNINHABITABLE!

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Baked earth caused by the severe water shortage in...

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BETTER WATER USE CAN CUT GLOBA...

Feb 17, 2016 by

BETTER WATER USE CAN CUT GLOBAL FOOD GAP

[Translate] By Paul Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     An irrigation system on a pumpkin patch in a semi-arid area of New...

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GREENS BASH HEADS OVER HOW TO ...

Jan 19, 2016 by

GREENS BASH HEADS OVER HOW TO DEAL WITH WILDFIRES

[Translate] Shutterstock By Katie Herzog GRIST There’s little doubt that wildfires are getting bigger, badder, and more...

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THE SEVEN CHARTS YOU NEED TO F...

Jan 14, 2016 by

THE SEVEN CHARTS YOU NEED TO FATHOM CALIFORNIA’S WATER PROSPECTS

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST It’s finally raining in California — just when we’d begun to think that it...

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SOUTH AFRICAN INSURANCE COMPAN...

Dec 27, 2015 by

SOUTH AFRICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BACKS TREE-PLANTING EFFORT TO REDUCE EFFECTS OF DROUGHT

[Translate] Insurance companies are typically a fairly passive partner in disaster, showing up only when things have gone horribly...

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INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINE TEN E...

Dec 19, 2015 by

INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINE TEN EYCK ON THE BEAUTY OF DROUGHT

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Christine Ten Eyck, FASLA, is founder and principal of Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Inc. Her...

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CHINA’S “SPONGE CI...

Dec 16, 2015 by

CHINA’S “SPONGE CITIES” USE SMART INFRASTRUCTURE TO PREVENT MASSIVE WATER ISSUES

[Translate] Shutterstock By Kate Yoder   GRIST Of China’s many green fascinations (Exhibit A: Sproutcore), here’s one that seems like...

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RECORD HEAT PUTS AUSTRALIA AT ...

Nov 21, 2015 by

[Translate] By MICHELLE INNIS  NYTIMES Photo A fire east of Esperance in Western Australia this week. A prolonged fire season could...

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Buckle Up: Scientists Warn of ...

Oct 27, 2015 by

Buckle Up: Scientists Warn of Dozens of Global Warming Tipping Points That Could Trigger Natural Disasters

[Translate] Environment Rising surface temperatures due to climate change could ultimately rearrange the planet’s ecosystems....

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NET ZERO INHOUSE BOASTS WATER-...

Oct 11, 2015 by

[Translate] Architecture by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT Stories of drought-stricken California have become sadly common, with many citizens...

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A CALIFORNIA GARDEN IN THE FOU...

Sep 26, 2015 by

A CALIFORNIA GARDEN IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE DROUGHT

[Translate] by Martha Ture DAILY KOS The hummingbird zooms in over the fence about 7 every morning, while I’m watering.  It’s a male...

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ALI CHEN BATTLES CALIFORNIA DR...

Sep 22, 2015 by

ALI CHEN BATTLES CALIFORNIA DROUGHT WITH GRASSROOTS ‘CACTIVISM’

[Translate] DESIGNBOOM         as california prepares itself for another year in drought conditions american and...

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THE ROLLING STONE ARTICLE EVER...

Sep 20, 2015 by

[Translate] by DarkScholar DAILY KOS Over the past few days, everyone has been discussing the interview in Rolling Stone where Donald...

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THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ...

Sep 17, 2015 by

THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN UTAH AND ARIZONA’S DEADLY FLOODS

[Translate]     It’s not causing them, but it might be making them worse. Lydia O’Connor  The Huffington Post  ...

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RECEDING SNOWPACK HIGHLIGHTS I...

Sep 16, 2015 by

RECEDING SNOWPACK HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA DROUGHT

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     A sparse covering of snow on the Sierra Nevada in...

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