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UN conference hears litany of water disasters linked to climate crisis

Accounts of global impact of floods, droughts and storms at New York meeting add to pressure to make water central to Cop28

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2023

3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain

California has been deluged by storms this winter, but fixing the state's severe drought will take more than rain. The state had deeper problems in how it uses water.

WEKU · Mar 23, 2023

Adam Minter: Farmers can’t keep hogging the water in parched Southwest

The lush lawns and green golf courses of Southern California are an emblem of the desert Southwest’s dependence on the Colorado River. But they’re just a small part of the demands placed on this crucial water resource in times of both drought and plenty. The far bigger part, as much…

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

Ghost village appears out of reservoir in Spain as country hit by drought

Northeast Spain has experienced ‘exceptional’ droughts over the last month

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Mark Gongloff: California’s drought is over. Its water problems aren't

California’s recent water windfall is a bit like somebody getting a big tax refund after years of dipping into their 401(k) to pay the bills. Any sense of wealth this sudden bounty engenders will be fleeting and perhaps dangerously misleading.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Drought threatening British moth species with local extinction

Some species of insect no longer being seen in areas that are becoming drier and hotter

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023

Big money: Calif.'s drought is not over

Those with power, money and a direct stake are staking out positions like animals around a watering hole

Salon · Mar 22, 2023

Rory McIlroy takes unusual step to end major drought at Masters despite £16m-a-year deal

Rory McIlroy is without a major title in nine years - with his last coming at the 2014 PGA Championship - and in a bid to change this the Northern Irishman has a made a major equipment change

Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2023

Italy's water crisis exacerbated by leaky pipes, data shows

Italy is wasting more and more of its water from leaky aqueducts, leaving the country increasingly vulnerable to droughts, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2023

Drought in Spain's northeast empties reservoirs

The medieval church of Sant Romà disappeared from view in the 1960s, when the town of Vilanova de Sau was flooded to create a reservoir an hour north of Barcelona

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023