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Toxin Levels Spike, Prompting Drinking Water Emergency in Northern California

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Cyanotoxins in the state’s second-largest freshwater lake soared this month amid a hot, dry summer.

‘Eyes in the Sky’ Help Police California Water Use

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Satellite data is one monitoring tool regulators turn to in this very dry year.

Colorado River Forecasts Not a ‘Crystal Ball’

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Computer models inform key decisions in the Colorado River basin. But they cannot predict the future.

Shrinking Reservoirs Trigger Deeper Water Cuts for Lower Colorado River

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Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead.

The Colorado River Basin’s Daunting New Math

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The basin's big reservoirs have fallen to uncharted territory. The forecast isn't any better.

Dry Wells in Northern California Bring Home the Costs and Stresses of Drought

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A relentless interval of hot, dry weather, made worse by the buildup of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, has turned Glenn County, California, and the surrounding area, into a cauldron of flame, dust, and smoke.

Constant, Compounding Disasters Are Exhausting Emergency Response

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Fires, droughts, floods, power outages. The interval between disasters is shortening, or in some cases disappearing altogether.

Drought, The Everything Disaster

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When water stops flowing, painful days are at hand.

As a Hot, Dry Summer Begins in California, More Water Wells Are Failing

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Government agencies and nonprofit groups are preparing for difficult months ahead.

Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts

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Arizona and California intend to draw on water they banked in the big reservoir, even as water levels drop.

The Central California Town That Keeps Sinking

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Innovative Partnerships and Exchanges are Securing the Gila River Indian Community’s Water Future

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The Gila River Indian Community is restoring its “lifeblood” back through innovative partnerships and water exchanges.