drought
Brendan O'Connor · 11/22/15 09:13PM
Rich Californians Don't Think They Should Have To Ration Their Water
Brendan O'Connor · 06/14/15 12:35PMVandals Cause "Irreversible Damage" to Inflatable Dam in California
Brendan O'Connor · 05/23/15 01:42PMLos Angeles Nixes Giant Slip 'N Slide Due to Historic Drought
Zara Golden · 09/20/14 11:10AMSarah Hedgecock · 06/09/14 11:04AM
A young boy collects drinking water from a leaking pipeline in Jammu, India, on Monday. A heat wave has struck the northern plains of the country, with temperatures passing 113 degrees Fahrenheit in several places, leading to scarcity of water and frequent disruptions in power supply. Image via Channi Anand/AP.
Rising Food Prices Could Be Great For Our Health
Hamilton Nolan · 03/18/14 08:58AMWeather Gods Finally Drop Snow and Rain On California
Ken Layne · 02/10/14 03:26PMParched California Cuts Farm Water Supplies To ... Zero
Ken Layne · 01/31/14 03:31PMHamilton Nolan · 01/29/14 11:13AM
Ken Layne · 01/17/14 12:32PM
As California Burns, Hot Dry Weather Predicted For Entirety of "Winter"
Ken Layne · 01/16/14 03:02PMHere's some terrible news to mark the beginning of permanent fire season in California: It's going to stay like this, hot and dry, until May. The Climate Prediction Center says winter will come and go without the usual winter storms that provide the snowpack that provides all the water people use. Fire conditions will be awful until summer, when they will continue being awful until next winter, if winter ever shows up again.
The Southern Water Wars Are Just Beginning
Hamilton Nolan · 10/02/13 10:52AMThis Drought Will Not End Until The West Evaporates
Hamilton Nolan · 08/06/13 08:29AMHamilton Nolan · 03/21/13 03:50PM
Hamilton Nolan · 08/23/12 09:14AM
Drought-Stricken Americans Resort to Facebook Memes to Summon Rain
Adrian Chen · 08/10/12 12:36PMRecord Drought Set to Ruin America's Pizza Consumption
Taylor Berman · 07/18/12 08:07PMParched Nation Wilts in Well-Deserved Drought
Hamilton Nolan · 07/17/12 08:35AMFor centuries, Americans have strutted about boldly as masters of our natural domains. Forest? Clear it. River? Dam it. Lake? Drain it. Endangered species? See if it is tasty when covered in Cheez™. We have comported ourselves as gods, and expected that the rest of the world would bow to our haughty demands. So this summer, as your lawn withers and your faucets run dry and your neighbors arm themselves for the coming Water Wars, rest assured: we deserve this drought.
Iran Accuses Europe of Stealing Its Rain
Max Read · 05/21/11 03:01PMWhy has Iran suffered through so many droughts over the last few years? Many people would say "weather patterns, or whatever." But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad knows the truth! "Western countries have designed plans to cause drought in certain areas of the world," he said in a speech in the Iranian city of Arak. And not only that! "European countries are using special equipment to force clouds to dump" rain on their own countries.