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Water shortage warning issued for 40 million people
A dangerous stretch of extreme heat sweeping across the Southwest is poised to accelerate the melt of an already depleted mountain snowpack, prompting new warnings that water shortages could threaten the 40 million people who rely on the Colorado River this summer.
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Lake Mead's water forecast just got worse
The surface of Lake Mead could sink to an unprecedented low within the next two years, as new federal forecasts warn the nation's largest reservoir could fall well below its previous record amid ongoing strain on the Colorado River system.
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Map shows US lakes with fastest declining water levels
Newsweek has created a map showing which lakes are declining in water levels fastest.
Lake Mead, in Nevada and Arizona, Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona, the Great Salt Lake in Utah, Salton Sea in California and Walker Lake in Nevada, are the five fastest-drying lakes in America, according to WorldAtlas analysis.
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Experts issue warning as historic crisis threatens US cattle industry -- here's what's happening
Scientists are researching ways to help the agriculture industry adapt to the worsening droughts, including promoting deeper root growth in crops and implementing more efficient irrigation systems, while individuals are encouraged to stay informed and prepare for extreme weather events.
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Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off each other, a new study found.
#ClimateChange #Drought #Aridification
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The West has been in a 32-year drought. But it may be worse than that
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For thousands of years, drought in Arizona has followed a familiar arc: Dry years stacked up, water supplies shrunk and snowpack lacked its usual depth.
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New reservoir could supply millions with water for 800 years
A freshwater reservoir hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor off the U. S. East Coast could hold enough drinkable water to supply a city the size of New York for roughly 800 years, researchers recently confirmed.
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Wildfire Threat Increases In US Region Due To Strong Winds, Warm Temperatures; State Of Emergency Declared
A serious fire weather risk is developing in the Plains, where strong winds, warm temperatures and extremely dry conditions are combining through Wednesday to potentially create highly dangerous circumstances.
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States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus
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PHOENIX (AP) -- The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time Saturday to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages.
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Deadline looming for Colorado River agreement: Here's how it could affect NorCal
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Saturday, Feb. 14, is the deadline for seven western states to come to some kind of agreement over the Colorado River.
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Colorado River states miss deadline, compromise nowhere in sight
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"The seven Colorado River Basin states have failed to reach an agreement to collectively protect our respective communities and economies in the face of almost certain reductions to our use of the river," said John Entsminger, Nevada's lead negotiator and general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
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Miami-Dade urges water conservation as drought worsens, restrictions loom
Joan Murray is an Emmy-winning journalist who has reported for CBS News Miami for over two decades.
A combination of drought and increased water usage has led to a growing water shortage in Miami-Dade County.
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Animals dying in Kenya as drought conditions leave many hungry
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya, with cattle-keeping communities in the northeast the hardest hit, according to the United Nations and others.
