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Water/Drought

A vendor sells bottled water while shading himself with an umbrella at the exit of the Paso del Norte International Bridge during triple-digit temperatures in El Paso on Aug. 7.

El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse

Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje

A drainage creek near Paul Tomcho’s garden in southeast Ohio overflowed during a massive downpour, knocking down a blueberry net. Tomcho said the ditch grew from 3 to 30 feet wide. Credit: Courtesy of Paul Tomcho

After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

The Dragon Bravo Fire burns through the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park on July 11. Credit: Grand Canyon National Park via Getty Images

Grand Canyon Fire Is Now the Largest Burning in the Nation

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Water pipes lead to the Buenos Aires Community Aqueduct, a small system in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Credit: Sarah Mattalian

In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants

By Sarah Mattalian

A houseboat is docked on Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, as the critical Colorado River reservoir sits at only a third of its capacity on July 10 in Page, Ariz. Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

Southwestern Drought Likely to Continue Through 2100, Research Finds

By Wyatt Myskow

In Kerrville, Texas, the sun sets over the Guadalupe River on July 6. Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving more than 120 people reported dead. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas

By Dylan Baddour

Jinsu Elhance (left) and Justin Stewart, researchers with the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, measure the distance between soil samples taken near a large saguaro cactus at Saguaro National Park in Arizona. Credit: John Burcham/SPUN

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert

By Wyatt Myskow

An aerial view of the Cahaba River as it flows through central Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama Environmental Groups Secure Rare Win in Fight to Update Water Toxicity Standards

By Dennis Pillion

A view of the Des Moines River as it flows through downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio

Pollution, Not Drought, Prompts Lawn-Watering Ban in Des Moines

By Anika Jane Beamer

Camp Hill, a majority-Black town of around 1,000 residents, is located in east Alabama’s Tallapoosa County. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water

By Lee Hedgepeth

An industrialized swine farm in Wayne County, N.C., is covered in flood water during Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Credit: Rick Dove

Funding Shortfalls Hamper North Carolina’s Program to Buy Out Hog Farms in or Near Floodplains

By Lisa Sorg

Credit: Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Lifeblood for Pacific Islands Threatened as Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East

By Nathan Eagle, Honolulu Civil Beat

Hundreds of Alabamians flock to the Cahaba River each year during peak blooming season. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

A Song for the Cahaba River

By Lee Hedgepeth

A groundwater pump supplies water to Quechan tribal land at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, along the Colorado River, on May 26, 2023, near Winterhaven, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows

By Wyatt Myskow

The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona has lined 3,000 feet of their canals with solar panels. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River?

By Jake Bolster

A view of Big Sewickley Creek downstream from PennEnergy’s proposed water withdrawal site shows erosion control (center) and a portion of the project workspace and parking area (gravel and log on right). Credit: Rose Reilly/Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association

Pennsylvania Fracking Company Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow

By Jon Hurdle

People cross the street during a dust storm on March 7 in downtown El Paso, Texas. Credit: Justin Hamel

El Paso Hasn’t Seen This Many Dust Storms Since the Dust Bowl

By Martha Pskowski

The Green River, the Colorado River’s largest tributary, runs through a large meadow in Sublette County, Wyo. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Wyoming Begins Exploring Voluntary Water Conservation Programs

By Jake Bolster

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