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Water/Drought

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

An oil drilling operation on the banks of the Red Bluff Reservoir in Reeves County, Texas is seen on May 27, 2020. Credit: Justin Hamel

Texas Oil and Gas Companies Drill With River Water During Extreme Drought

By Martha Pskowski

The Allegheny River and the Monongahela River join to form the Ohio River in downtown Pittsburgh. Credit: Nicolas DeSarno/Pexels

Should Pittsburgh’s Water Stay Public? Residents Will Get to Vote on It

By Carrie Klein

Skiers descend Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado on May 4. Snowpack across the mountains that supply the Colorado River is far below normal for this time of year. Forecasts call for 55 percent of average runoff into Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

A Dry Winter on the Colorado River Has Big Reservoirs on Track for Trouble

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Leonardo Buria, the National Parks Northern Patagonia Regional Director of Conservation, holds up a ruler that in 2007 was completely covered by water in Laguna Blanca National Park. Credit: Facundo Scordo

Five Patagonian Lakes Are Rapidly Drying, Study Shows

By Andrés Muedano

Margo Denke, co-founder of the group Friends of Hondo Canyon, surveys a stretch of Commissioners Creek on her ranch in Bandera County, Texas. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams

By Dylan Baddour

A technician with North American Weather Consultants works on a cloud seeding generator in Ogden, Utah on March 20. Utah has the nation's largest program, and nearby states are watching to see how it adds to the water supply. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Snowflakes, Death Threats and Dollar Signs: Cloud Seeding Is at a Crossroads

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Melting ice is seen in the bay of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 10. Credit: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images

Surviving the Thaw: Greenland’s Inuit Grapple with Their Melting World

By Maddy Keyes

A view of the North and South forks of the Little Wind River meet near Ft. Washakie, the site of a new stream gauge. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

New Stream Gauges and Weather Stations Poised to Help Wyoming Tribes Endure Flooding and Drought

By Jake Bolster

People stroll down Hidalgo Street to take a look at classic cars during the third annual Estos Vatos BorderTown Getdown car show in downtown Laredo on Saturday evening, March 22, 2025. Credit: Sam Owens/San Antonio Express-News

South Texas Developers Make a Sales Pitch to Sell Groundwater. Will Laredo Buy It?

By Martha Pskowski

An aerial view of the flood-prone Chelsea Heights neighborhood of Atlantic City, N.J. on Oct. 25, 2022. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

New Study Projects Climate-Driven Flooding for Thousands of New Jersey Homes

By Jon Hurdle

Ohio faced its most severe drought in a century in 2024. Credit: Seth Herald/NurPhoto via Getty Images

After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health

By Anika Jane Beamer

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