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Corn Nourishes the Hopi Identity, but Climate-Driven Drought Is Stressing the Tribe’s Foods and Traditions

Most Hopi grow corn with only the precipitation that falls on their fields, but two decades of drought have some of them testing the waters of irrigation and hoping they can preserve other customs with their harvests.

By David Wallace

Ann Tenakhongva, right, 62, and her husband, Clark Tenakhongva, 65, sort traditional Hopi corn at their home on First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona in late September, 2022. The corn comes from the family's field in the valley between First Mesa and Second Mesa, which Clark had just harvested. The corn is organized on racks to dry out and then stored in cans and bins for years to come. Much of the corn is ground up for food and ceremonial uses. Credit: David Wallace

Amid Punishing Drought, California Is Set to Adopt Rules to Reduce Water Leaks. The Process has Lagged

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

Study Finds Global Warming Fingerprint on 2022’s Northern Hemisphere Megadrought

By Bob Berwyn

¿Por qué permiten que las compañías petroleras de California, asolada por la sequía, usen agua dulce?

By Liza Gross

Marty Plaskett, a hay farmer in Diamond Valley, Nevada, stands near one of his irrigation pivots that’s watering his alfalfa field on Sept. 2, 2022. Credit: Kaleb Roedel

A Plan To Share the Pain of Water Scarcity Divides Farmers in This Rural Nevada Community

By Kaleb Roedel, Mountain West News Bureau

Drought-Wracked California Allows Oil Companies to Use High-Quality Water. But Regulators’ Error-Strewn Records Make Accurate Accounting Nearly Impossible

By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous

Laredo Confronts Drought and Water Shortage Without a Wealth of Options

By Dylan Baddour

State Tensions Rise As Water Cuts Deepen On The Colorado River

By Aydali Campa

Mexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis

By Dylan Baddour

A young girl waits in line for not potable water delivered by a tanker truck in Colonia Mirador de Garcia, Mexico, in July 2022. Residents there have been without running water for days. Credit: Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.

Drought Emergency in Mexico Rekindles Demand for Water Law Reform

By Myriam Vidal Valero

As Lake Powell Hits Landmark Low, Arizona Looks to a $1 Billion Investment and Mexican Seawater to Slake its Thirst

By Aydali Campa

California Has Begun Managing Groundwater Under a New Law. Experts Aren’t Sure It’s Working

By Elena Shao

Increased Flooding and Droughts Linked to Climate Change Have Sent Crop Insurance Payouts Skyrocketing

By Georgina Gustin

The Year in Climate Photos

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater

By Liza Gross

Inside Clean Energy: Drought is Causing U.S. Hydropower to Have a Rough Year. Is This a Sign of a Long-Term Shift?

By Dan Gearino

World Meteorological Organization Sharpens Warnings About Both Too Much and Too Little Water

By Bob Berwyn

From a Raft in the Grand Canyon, the West’s Shifting Water Woes Come Into View

By Judy Fahys

A Crisis Of Water And Power On The Colorado River

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