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Jul 12, 2021 · Imagine a world where water is scarce in the West -- or at least stretches of the increasingly hot and dry landscape. A decades-long megadrought spurred by climate change, which has led to alarmingly low reservoir levels in the region, nearing or at records in some cases, add urgency to considering this consideration.
- Julia Jacobo
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Mar 4, 2023 · Water crisis in West has prompted desperate ideas: Drain the Great Lakes, desalinate ocean water
Jun 26, 2021 · Facing drought and population growth, some Western U.S. towns are running out of water for new connections, stopping development. It's a challenge that's expected to grow as the climate changes.
- Michael Elizabeth Sakas
Jun 9, 2021 · The hotter climate is shrinking water supplies, no matter what the weather brings. Warming temperatures make it less likely for a raindrop or snowflake to reach a reservoir due to increased...
- Lauren Sommer
Aug 26, 2022 · As discussions around water scarcity increasingly highlight the water, energy, and food nexus and the potential national security consequences, a more active role by the federal government is...
Physical water scarcity refers to a situation where natural water resources are unable to meet a region’s demand while economic water scarcity is a result of poor water management resources. Water scarcity involves water crisis, water shortage, water deficit or water stress.
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Are the west's aquifers in trouble?
Dec 26, 2021 · Acute scarcity drives the search for water underground. But the West’s major aquifers are in trouble, too. Aquifers are essential resources for human survival. Groundwater provides the only...
