NASA's ECOSTRESS sees Las Vegas streets turn up the heat
An instrument on the space station documented how built and natural surfaces responded to record heat in Las Vegas.
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Jun 16, 2022
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Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears 'moment of reckoning'
As the West endures another year of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change, the Colorado River's reservoirs have declined so low that major water cuts will be necessary next year to reduce risks of supplies reaching ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2022
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Time running out on the 'one opportunity' for a climate bill
When President Joe Biden went to Capitol Hill in October to arm-twist for his signature environmental and economic legislation, many Democrats remained hopeful the bill's climate provisions would survive.
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May 19, 2022
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Giant New Mexico fire rages as drought-hit US West braces for summer
Firefighters struggled Friday to contain a giant blaze that has been burning for more than a month in New Mexico, raising fears for the summer ahead in the drought-hit western United States.
Environment
May 6, 2022
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California, Arizona and Nevada in talks on new plan to save Colorado River water
Two and a half years after signing a deal aimed at averting a damaging crisis along the Colorado River, water officials from California, Arizona and Nevada are discussing plans to take even less water from the shrinking river ...
Environment
Nov 18, 2021
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California records driest year in a century
In a year of both extreme heat and extreme drought, California has reported its driest water year in terms of precipitation in a century, and experts fear the coming 12 months could be even worse.
Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2021
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As drought worsens, California farmers are being paid not to grow crops
Green fields of alfalfa and cotton rolled past as Brad Robinson drove through the desert valley where his family has farmed with water from the Colorado River for three generations. Stopping the truck, he stepped onto a dry, ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2021
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Growing demand for deeper wells is tapping ancient water reserves
Communities that rely on the Colorado River are facing a water crisis. Lake Mead, the river's largest reservoir, has fallen to levels not seen since it was created by the construction of the Hoover Dam roughly a century ago. ...
Environment
Oct 7, 2021
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US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire
The U.S. government released projections Wednesday that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40 million people in the American West.
Environment
Sep 23, 2021
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Feds announce historic water cuts: What does this mean?
The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation declared a water shortage in the Colorado River Basin, announcing historic water cuts for portions of the western United States. The damning headlines are ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2021
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