Drought Archives

In Gambia, Salt Water Intrusion Is the Leading Edge of Climate Change

by Circle of Blue July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

By Phred Dvorak July 12, 2026 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. BANTANG KILLING, Gambia—In this little village in West Africa, Ebrima Nyan is watching his farmland slowly wither away. When Nyan, 47, was a teenager, the village […]

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Water & Energy

Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff

by Brett Walton May 31, 2026July 1, 2026

Water & Energy

‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

by Circle of Blue March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

Drought

In Search of ‘Earned Hope’ on the Colorado River: A Conversation with Photographer Pete McBride

by Brett Walton March 18, 2026June 24, 2026

Water News

Drought stalks Serbia, harming livestock

by Circle of Blue August 14, 2025August 13, 2025

Drought

Farmers consider abandoning drought-hit region in central Hungary

by Circle of Blue August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

Climate

The Drying Planet

by Circle of Blue July 25, 2025July 31, 2025

Water Policy

President Trump Wants Coal Ash in State Hands

by Jonathan Zhao July 10, 2025July 21, 2025

Water Policy

Trump Forces Mexico to Share More Water Along the Rio Grande

by Jonathan Zhao May 27, 2025May 30, 2025

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Drought

20 Years of Severe Drought Impede Huge Developments in Southwest

by Keith Schneider January 6, 2023March 8, 2025

Climate & Ecosystems

Voices from the Drying Rio Grande

by Brett Walton October 13, 2022March 8, 2025

Drought

Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — September 13, 2022

by Delaney Nelson September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

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Legionnaires’ Disease Surfaced 50 Years Ago. It’s Still Killing People.

America’s deadliest waterborne illness.

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

In Gambia, Salt Water Intrusion Is the Leading Edge of Climate Change

Salt water from the Atlantic Ocean used to stop 150 kilometers from the mouth of The Gambia River. But now, with sea level rise, it intrudes 300 kilometers or more, triggering an agricultural crisis.

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water

Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center

July 12, 2026July 13, 2026

North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario

In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up

July 7, 2026July 8, 2026