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Biden signs water bills benefiting 3 tribes in Arizona

President Joe Biden has approved three bills that will improve access to water for three tribes in Arizona amid an unrelenting drought

The Independent UK

Global food prices in 2022 hit record high amid drought, war

Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row

The Independent UK

Why is drought-weary Los Angeles letting stormwater flow into the Pacific Ocean?

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles River roared to life this week as a series of powerful storms moved through the Southland. In Long Beach, 3 feet of water shut down the 710 Freeway in both directions, while flooding in the San Fernando Valley forced the closure of the Sepulveda…

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How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific

California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that farm fields are inundated and normally dry creeks and drainage ditches have become torrents of water racing toward the ocean. Yet, most of the state remains in severe drought.

The Conversation

Commentary: How to save all that water from the atmospheric river

California has seen so much rain in the last few weeks that farm fields are inundated and normally dry creeks and drainage ditches have become torrents of water racing toward the ocean. At the same time, most of the state is still in severe drought.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: The drought is over now, right? (Spoiler alert: No)

The storms keep coming, one after another after another, like a series of fire-hose blasts so relentless that meteorologists use terms like “atmospheric river,” “bomb cyclone” and “bombogenesis.” What happened to our formerly gentle old winter visitor, the “pineapple express”? Cities and highways have flooded in Northern California, and the…

Los Angeles Times

Climate change is leaving African elephants desperate for water

African elephant numbers have dropped from about 26 million in the 1800s to 415,000 today. While this is largely due to European colonisation, poaching and habitat loss, these majestic animals now face another grave challenge.

The Conversation

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California’s aging levees are being pushed to the breaking point by climate whiplash

LOS ANGELES — The pounding rains of New Year’s Eve had ceased, but the pastures, freeways and neighborhoods surrounding the tiny community of Wilton continued to disappear beneath a vast, growing ocean of muddy water that left only the roofs of sunken vehicles visible to rescue helicopters.

Los Angeles Times

California declares state of emergency ahead of incoming storm

Heavy rainfall expected to cause flooding and power outages across the state, with tornados in other parts of the US.

Al Jazeera

String of brutal atmospheric rivers imperils a California already weakened by drought

LOS ANGELES — A successive series of powerful atmospheric river storms poses a growing threat to California as the ground becomes more saturated, river levels rise and heavy winds threaten the power infrastructure.

Los Angeles Times

Fears drought could follow floods as BOM forecasts chance of El Niño arriving off back of La Niña

The Bureau of Meteorology says there is a 40 per cent chance a warm and dry El Niño pattern will immediately follow the current La Niña should it recede in autumn, putting farmers on edge.

ABC News

California snowpack at decade high, reservoirs still down. What about the drought?

Amid a brief pause in the onslaught of winter storms slamming into California, state water officials trudged through fresh snow at Echo Summit, south of Lake Tahoe, on Tuesday to confirm what more than a hundred sensors across the Sierra already show: the California Sierra snowpack is at a decade…

Tribune News Service

Texas ag agency says climate change threatens state’s food supply

A new Texas Department of Agriculture report also points to other factors that are making it harder for Texans to access and afford food, including wages falling behind rising costs of living.

The Texas Tribune

Artisans from drought prone Satara to sell local millets, handicrafts in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Over 25 years ago, the shepherd women of drought-prone Satara lived off the land, rearing goats and sheep, and would supplement their income by working as construction labourers or toiling in sugar factories in the big cities. Until a private intervention trained them as artisans by harnessing local resources.…

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Roy ends goal-scoring drought as Knights down Avalanche

Center Nicolas Roy scored two goals to end a 17-game drought and the Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Denver’s Ball Arena on Monday.

The Conversation

Scientists dig deep and find a way to accurately predict snowmelt after droughts

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The Denver Post

Mark Kiszla: Best way for Broncos to end 15-game losing streak to Chiefs? Hire Sean Payton.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — How do the Broncos stop the madness? How do they halt the humiliation of a 15-game losing streak to Kansas City, end a seven-year playoff drought and fix quarterback Russell Wilson?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jets continue NFL’s longest playoff drought, but they’re only a quarterback away

Bad news: The New York Jets will miss the playoffs for the 12th straight season. Good news: They're only a quarterback away.

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Steven Stamkos scores 498th goal in Lightning’s win vs. Coyotes

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos celebrated New Year’s Eve Saturday night by snapping a six-game goal drought and helping the Lightning rally and beat the the Coyotes, 5-3, Saturday night at Amalie Arena.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ drought of no power-play goals by defensemen lives into 2023

It has been 122 games since a Blackhawks defenseman scored a power-play goal. A particularly dismal power-play performance Saturday — 0-for-5 with two short-handed goals allowed — guaranteed the streak will extends into its third calendar year.

Los Angeles Times

Miracle or mirage? Atmospheric rivers end California drought year with heavy snow and rain

LOS ANGELES — After the driest start to any year on record, California will end 2022 with snow-capped mountains, soaked roadways and — in some places — flood warnings.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Weather Extremes Becoming 'New Normal', Warns UK's National Trust

Britain's National Trust on Wednesday said nature and wildlife at the charity's sites had been harmed by extreme weather in the past year and warned it could become the "new normal". The heritage conservation charity's climate change adviser Keith Jones said it was a "stark illustration of the sort of…

Daily Mirror

Britain's extreme weather set to become 'new normal' after record breaking year

After a year that has seen violent storms, raging wildfires, severe drought and record-breaking heat, Brits are warned extreme weather is set to become the 'new normal'

ABC News

Southern hairy-nosed wombat population booms on Nullarbor after drought breaks

If you're driving between SA and WA this holiday season, keep your eyes peeled for southern hairy-nosed wombats, with up to 200 per square kilometre in some parts of the desert.

Los Angeles Times

Depletion of groundwater is accelerating in California’s Central Valley, study finds

Scientists have discovered that the pace of groundwater depletion in California’s Central Valley has accelerated dramatically during the drought as heavy agricultural pumping has drawn down aquifer levels to new lows and now threatens to devastate the underground water reserves.

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