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WATER SECURITYGroundwater Is Drying Out, Heating Up, and Causing Sea Level Rise
By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world —and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet.
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WATER SECURITYClimate Models Reveal How Human Activity May Be Locking the Southwest into Permanent Drought
By Pedro DiNezio and Timothy Shanahan
A new wave of climate research is sounding a stark warning: Human activity may be driving drought more intensely –and more directly –than previously understood. One example: The southwestern United States has been in a historic megadrought for much of the past two decades, with its reservoirs including lakes Mead and Powell dipping to record lows and legal disputes erupting over rights to use water from the Colorado Rive.
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WATER SECURITYWater Wars: A Historic Agreement Between Mexico and US Is Ramping Up Border Tension
By Natasha Lindstaedt
As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US are in the middle of a conflict over water, putting an additional strain on their relationship. Partly due to constant droughts, Mexico has struggled to maintain its water deliveries for much of the last 25 years, deliveries to which it is obligated by a 1944 water-sharing agreement between the two countries.
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WATER SECURITY How Israel Used Innovation to Beat Its Water Crisis
By Max Kaplan-Zantopp
Israel is a desert, and water resources are scarce, but today it produces 20% more water than it needs. What can the world learn from Israel’s experience?
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WATER SECURITYA Deadline Looms for a New Colorado River Plan. What Happens If There Isn’t One?
By Alex Hager, KUNC
It would likely be complicated, messy and involve big lawsuits, according to experts and former officials.
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WATER SECURITYHuge Groundwater Losses Along Colorado River
By Alex Hager, KUNC
New research highlights the groundwater issues complicating the Colorado River’s already strained water supply.
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WATER SECURITYOvershadowed by Border Dispute, India-Pakistan Water Security Risks Grow
By Neeraj Singh Manhas
Glacial meltwater accounts for a significant portion of annual flows in the Indus River Basin, but as glaciers retreat due to climate change, this flow is decreasing, leading to water scarcity. Pakistan is particularly vulnerable to reduction in Indus River Basin flows: it relies on the Indus River for more than 90 percent of its water, and is already grappling with severe water shortages.
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WATER SECURITYAs the Rio Grande Runs Dry, South Texas Leaders Look to New Water Supplies to Sustain Growth
By Berenice Garcia
The tension between water supply and demand has been an issue for decades. And now, city and county leaders throughout the Valley believe the problem has come to a head.
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WATER SECURITYHow California’s Farmers Can Recharge the Aquifers They’ve Drained
By Frida Garza
Agriculture requires a lot of water. In the drought-stricken Central Valley, researchers have found a win-win for growers.
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WATER SECURITYProtecting Florida’s Water Infrastructure from Cyber Threats
INL and the state of Florida are collaborating on an innovative cybersecurity initiative aimed at protecting Florida’s water infrastructure from cyber threats.
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WATER SECURITYStore, Harvest, Fix: How Texas Can Save Its Water Supply
By Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano Carver
State lawmakers are poised to devote billions to save the state’s water supply. These are some of the ways the state could spend the money.
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WATER SECURITY“Water Is the New Oil: As Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifer Pipeline Plans
By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News
Fast-growing Georgetown plans to pump 89 million gallons a day from the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer but the project is being fought by Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University, which depend on the same water.
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WATER SECURITYQuestions and Confusion as Trump Pauses Key Funding for Shrinking Colorado River
By Alex Hager
An executive order issued in the early days of the Trump administration hit pause on at least $4 billion set aside to protect the flow of the Colorado River. Halted funding threatens the sustainability of the entire system, experts say.
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WATER SECURITYTrump Says He’s Sending Water to LA. It’s Actually Going to Megafarms.
By Jake Bittle
The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires.
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WATER SECURITYA Comprehensive Look at Water Resources in the United States
New National Water Availability Assessment offers critical insights into water supply, demand, and quality across the nation.
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