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As the nation’s second-largest reservoir recedes, a once-drowned ecosystem emerges

Lake Powell reached record low levels, revealing a landscape that environmentalists call a "lost national park." Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/as-the-nations-second-largest-reservoir-recedes-a-once-drowned-ecosystem-emerges/...

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At last, states reach Colorado River deal: Pay farmers not to farm

The Biden administration has temporarily resolved a dire water crisis — with help from a wet winter. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/colorado-river-deal-arizona-nevada-california-conservation-agriculture/...

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As drought grips the Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid is no match for climate change

Experts say the hunger crisis in Somalia and Ethiopia highlights an urgent need for adaptation funding. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/famine-somalia-kenya-ethiopia-humanitarian-aid/...

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Texas’ water infrastructure is broken, jeopardizing quality and supply for a growing state

On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the…

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The little-known Nevada company making millions off the western water shortage

A small Nevada company spent decades buying water. As the West dries up, it’s cashing out. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/vidler-water-company-housing-dr-horton-nevada-arizona/...

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The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis

A century-old miscalculation has California and Arizona fighting over water. Again. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/colorado-river-water-rights-california-arizona-fight/...

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Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?

For the Biden administration to stabilize the river, one of the two states will have to lose big. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/colorado-river-cuts-arizona-california-lower-basin/...

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US turns to tribes to help Arizona survive Colorado River cuts

Authorities will pay the Gila River Indian Community and Colorado River Indian Tribes hundreds of millions of dollars to use…

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Rising global temperatures drove the shift in weather extremes, analysis of satellite data found. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/climate-change-supercharging-floods-and-droughts-satellite-study/...

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There’s a deal to save the Colorado River — if California doesn’t blow it up

The plan would cut water use on the river by roughly a quarter, drying up farms and subdivisions across the…

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