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A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande
Meanwhile invasive Russian olive and tamarisk trees have moved in beneath the canopy, all fire-prone species. Fires in the bosque…
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Mayor Gloria and other leaders urge water conservation, warn of ‘collapse of Colorado River’ system
SAN DIEGO — San Diego County’s water supplies are in good shape in the face of severe statewide drought, but local…
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Where a river no longer meets the sea, a pulse of water revives part of Mexico’s dry delta
EJIDO FRANCISCO MURGUÍA, Mexico — Beside a canal that runs through farmland, rushing water roared through an irrigation gate and flowed…
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15 San Diego beaches make ‘honor roll’ for water quality
Fifteen beach areas across San Diego County offered ideal conditions for swimmers, while Baja California’s Playa Blanca and the Tijuana…
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Lake Mead nears dead pool status as water levels hit another historic low
Lake Mead’s water levels this week dropped to historic lows, bringing the nation’s largest reservoir less than 150 feet away…
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These Satellites See Through the Clouds to Track Flooding
For example, in 2017, intense floods inundated the town of Impfondo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but its…
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California’s water supply goes beyond the current drought
After being repeatedly told to conserve, most Californians realize we have been in a drought for several years and that water…
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‘Active’ search ends for young man, 18, presumed to have drowned in water off Mission Beach
SAN DIEGO — The active search has ended for the body of a teenage swimmer who is presumed dead after strong…
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East County water officials reach tentative agreement with San Diego in pipeline dispute, officials say
SANTEE — Regional leaders have reached a broad agreement to resolve a dispute threatening a massive East County water recycling plant,…
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California drought: “Smart” water meters coming to San Jose, other Bay Area cities in latest effort to boost conservation
You’ve got a smart phone. Maybe a smart watch. Or even a smart doorbell. In the coming months and years…
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