Parts of California could receive more rain this week than they’ve gotten cumulatively over the past eight months. But the …
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California’s Farmers Need Water. Is Desalination the Answer?
As Obama visits drought-stricken California, new ways to create fresh water are getting a second look
5 Ways to Bust California’s Drought
The rain isn’t falling, but the Golden State has has the tools to beat the drought
Hundred Years of Dry: How California’s Drought Could Get Much, Much Worse
Scientists fear California’s long-ago era of mega-droughts could be back
For Extreme Weather, 2013 Was an Unextreme Year
There was no shortage of memorable weather events in 2013, but a new report says the human and financial cost from extreme events was surprisingly low. Why that likely won’t last
Fracking for Natural Gas May Help Us Save Water
Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas is a water-intensive process—as critics love to point out. But by enabling the switch from thirsty coal to more efficient natural gas, fracking could be good for water scarcity
Freak Blizzard Kills Tens of Thousands of South Dakota Cattle—and Washington Does Nothing
An unexpectedly early winter storm buried cattle ranchers in South Dakota. They’re trying to rebuild, but the shutdown in DC and the lack of a farm bill holds them back.
From Drought to Drenched: Colorado’s Volatile Weather
A wild year of weather in Colorado continues, with a lack of rain giving way to far too much. Is this what life in a warmer world will be like?
At the Farm and the Brewery, MillerCoors Gets More Beer to the Barrel with Water Efficiency
Thanks to population growth and climate change, water is becoming an ever more precious resources—putting extra emphasis on efficiency. How one beer company is getting more buzz from its water
World on Fire: Climate, Population and Intensifying Wildfires
The disastrous wildfire chewing through Yosemite National Park won’t be the last blaze of a hot, dry summer in the West. Why there are more fires to come