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Mammoth snow year has lifted half the West out of drought and promises to raise parched Lake Powell by 60 feet
Environment
Mammoth snow year has lifted half the West out of drought and promises to raise parched Lake Powell by 60 feet
By Brittany Peterson and The Associated PressMay 9, 2023
California will provide cities and farms 100% of water requested for the first time in years after massive winter storms
Environment
California will provide cities and farms 100% of water requested for the first time in years after massive winter storms
By The Associated PressApril 21, 2023
The rules governing the Colorado River were made for a ‘previous world’ and the West is now confronting a 21st century nightmare as it runs dry
Environment
The rules governing the Colorado River were made for a ‘previous world’ and the West is now confronting a 21st century nightmare as it runs dry
By Tristan BoveApril 15, 2023
Lake Mead shore.
Environment
‘We’re all headed to a very dark place’: Emails reveal tense Colorado River talks amid megadrought
By Kathleen Ronayne, Felicia Fonseca and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2023
Mississippi River
Environment
A massive drought is snarling trade on the Mississippi River. ‘It does take a lot of rainfall to really get the river to rise’
By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter, Jeff Roberson and The Associated PressOctober 28, 2022
A towboat pushes barges up the Mississippi River in Granite City, Illinois
Finance
‘America is going to shut down if we shut down’: The Mississippi River’s water levels are near record lows, and it’s wreaking havoc on one of the U.S.’s most critical supply chains
By Tristan BoveOctober 14, 2022
A firefighter uses a drip torch during the Mosquito fire near Volcanoville, California in September 2022
Environment
The UN is warning that climate change impacts are entering ‘uncharted territories of destruction’
By Tristan BoveSeptember 13, 2022
Floods and droughts could cost the global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050, report says
Economy
Floods and droughts could cost the global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050, report says
By Will DanielAugust 29, 2022
Climate change and drought look set to worsen food inflation, as Iowa corn crop is ‘underwhelming’ and ‘disappointing’
Environment
Climate change and drought look set to worsen food inflation, as Iowa corn crop is ‘underwhelming’ and ‘disappointing’
By Tarso Veloso, Kim Chipman and BloombergAugust 26, 2022
California drought
Environment
California lawmakers urge Justice Department to investigate ‘drought profiteering’ as water prices soar to historic highs
By Kim Chipman, Mark Chediak and BloombergAugust 25, 2022
Tourists look over Shanghai.
Finance
Shanghai turns out the lights as China struggles to maintain power supplies amid a record heat wave
By Will DanielAugust 23, 2022
Mexico's president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Finance
‘We won’t produce beer in the north—that’s over’: Mexico’s president sounds the alarm over drought and climate change
By Max de Haldevang, Andrea Navarro and BloombergAugust 8, 2022
A farmer harvesting olives.
Retail
Olive oil prices could skyrocket as a drought and heat waves plague Europe
By Chris MorrisAugust 2, 2022
High winds and blowing sand drop the visibility to near zero during a fierce storm in California's southern desert.
Finance
The American West should brace for a blackout summer, electricity regulator warns
By Tristan BoveMay 19, 2022
Lunar New Year treats
Retail
Lunar New Year treats will cost more this year due to wheat drought in the Northwest
By Michael Hirtzer, Jasmine Ng and BloombergFebruary 1, 2022
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