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A hydroelectric dam has a very full reservoir at the top and seven release valves open. The reservoir is full of blue-green water, and there are snowcapped mountains in the background.
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Drought Leads to More Fossil Fuel Emissions

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 August 20234 August 2023

Hydropower lost in one area is often replaced by fossil fuel power produced elsewhere—and renewable energy sources may struggle to meet electricity demands caused by more frequent dry spells.

An irrigation canal snakes by a field of lettuce outside Yuma, Ariz.
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Agriculture 3.0: Preparing for a Drier Future in the Colorado River Basin

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 5 July 20235 July 2023

Years of drought and climate change are causing water resources to dwindle in the Colorado River Basin. But farmers and scientists are collaborating to learn how to grow crops with less water.

A view of two marinas at the edge of a lake in the distance, with the arid rocky landscape sloping down to the lake in the foreground
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Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact

by Shemin Ge, Joann Silverstein, James Eklund, Patricia Limerick and David Stewart 16 June 202320 June 2023

The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now there’s an opportunity to get things right.

A dry creek bed in Hartz Mountains, Tasmania, Australia
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Flash Droughts Are Getting Flashier

by Roberto González 7 June 20237 June 2023

Warming temperatures and less rain are causing flash droughts to develop more quickly and strike more often.

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Short-Lived Solutions for Tall Trees in Chile’s Megadrought

by Rebecca Dzombak 31 May 202331 May 2023

Some southern beeches in the Andes have plumbed deeper for moisture as the surface has dried up. But doing so may deplete resources and undermine the trees’ future health.

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Tree Rings Hint at the Fall of the Hittite Empire

by Humberto Basilio 4 May 202319 May 2023

The Bronze Age civilization adapted to changes in climate but suffered during a prolonged crisis.

Diagrams showing the two effects of water storage change can be sensed by GPS.
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GPS Observations Sense Groundwater Change in Australia

by Annette Eicker 20 April 202319 April 2023

By exploiting the fact that changes in groundwater cause deformations of the Earth’s surface, GPS receivers are used to detect groundwater changes related to extreme events and to seasonal oscillations.

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Biden Administration Considers Unprecedented Solution to Colorado River Crisis

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 12 April 202313 April 2023

As Colorado River Basin states prove unable to reach a consensus in reducing their water consumption, the U.S. Department of the Interior is investigating an option that defies the Law of the River.

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Urban Water Conservation Success in the Colorado River Basin

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 29 March 202329 March 2023

In the past few decades, cities in Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada have vastly increased their water use efficiency. They’ve also learned lessons that can inform other cities’ efforts.

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Como as mudanças climáticas estão afetando as mulheres na Amazônia

by Meghie Rodrigues 24 March 202324 March 2023

Secas e enchentes alteraram radicalmente a agricultura familiar, mas lideranças femininas estão encontrando soluções para si e suas comunidades.

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