Drought-weary Georgia Wants Help From Feds
With water supplies dwindling because of a severe drought, Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency today and asked President Bush to declare the northern part of the state a disaster area, the...
View ArticleCalif. Faces Worst Drought Ever
With winter precipitation lagging well below normal, California officials say residents should prepare for the state’s worst drought on record, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The snowpack in the...
View ArticleDrought Turns Off Tap in Mexico City
A record drought forced officials to turn off the major water pipeline providing fresh water to Mexico City, reports the BBC. The shutoff was scheduled to last 36 hours and affects 5 million residents....
View ArticleAmnesty: Israel Is Denying Palestinians Water
Israel is guzzling the region's water supply to keep its farmland lush and its lawns green while many Palestinians struggle to get the bare minimum for life, according to an Amnesty International...
View ArticleCalifornia Gets First-Ever Rules to Limit Water Use
California Gov. Jerry Brown made history today, but not in a way he's happy about: He ordered the state's first-ever mandatory water restrictions amid a brutal drought, reports CBS Local . A slew of...
View Article'Beyond Worst-Case Scenario,' California Makes Water Move
Tens of millions of California residents must drastically cut back on their water use, according to new emergency drought regulations . The most drastic measures so far will force a statewide reduction...
View ArticleDrought-weary Georgia Wants Help From Feds
With water supplies dwindling because of a severe drought, Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency today and asked President Bush to declare the northern part of the state a disaster area, the...
View ArticleCalif. Faces Worst Drought Ever
With winter precipitation lagging well below normal, California officials say residents should prepare for the state’s worst drought on record, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The snowpack in the...
View ArticleDrought Turns Off Tap in Mexico City
A record drought forced officials to turn off the major water pipeline providing fresh water to Mexico City, reports the BBC. The shutoff was scheduled to last 36 hours and affects 5 million residents....
View ArticleAmnesty: Israel Is Denying Palestinians Water
Israel is guzzling the region's water supply to keep its farmland lush and its lawns green while many Palestinians struggle to get the bare minimum for life, according to an Amnesty International...
View ArticleCalifornia Gets First-Ever Rules to Limit Water Use
California Gov. Jerry Brown made history today, but not in a way he's happy about: He ordered the state's first-ever mandatory water restrictions amid a brutal drought, reports CBS Local . A slew of...
View Article'Beyond Worst-Case Scenario,' California Makes Water Move
Tens of millions of California residents must drastically cut back on their water use, according to new emergency drought regulations . The most drastic measures so far will force a statewide reduction...
View Article'Unprecedented Measures' Brought In Amid Calif. Drought
California is taking tough steps to ration water amid a megadrought so severe that even ancient trees haven't experienced anything as bad before. On Wednesday, more than 6 million people in Southern...
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