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As the Great Salt Lake dries up, it's also emitting millions of tons of CO2
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
30 Jul 2024
Alaska Public Media
Background
This Italian vacation hotspot is turning tourists away as it runs out of water
Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
7 Jul 2024
CTVNews
Background
Low water in N.W.T. means cargo heading to northern communities via Tuk, not Hay River
Ulukhaktok, NWT
10 May 2024
CBC
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Canada's 2024 wildfire season expected to be even worse than last year's
Canada
17 Apr 2024
nationalpost
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WA declares statewide drought emergency following poor snowpack
Washington, United States
16 Apr 2024
The Seattle Times
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In this drought year, Alberta's water allocation is under the microscope. Here's what the data says
Alberta, Canada
6 Mar 2024
CBC
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‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
8 Oct 2023
AP News
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Efforts underway to save salmon trapped in B.C. lake due to drought
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
13 Sep 2023
CBC
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Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in Northern Europe
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
16 Jun 2023
Los Angeles Times
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More than half of the world's largest lakes are shrinking. Here's why that matters
Lake Mead, Nevada
22 May 2023
KTOO
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Alaska sends firefighters, air tanker to help with Alberta’s ‘unprecedented’ early wildfire season
Alberta, Canada
12 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Water crisis in Catalonia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
29 Mar 2023
NRK
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Project looks into causes, effects of 2016-2019 drought
Juneau, Alaska, United States
18 Mar 2022
Juneau Empire
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West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years
Sacramento, California, United States
15 Feb 2022
The Sacramento Observer
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In Iraq's famed marshlands, climate change is upending a way of life
الجبيش, Dhi Qar, Iraq
7 Nov 2021
NPR.org
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Bigleaf maple decline tied to hotter, drier summers in Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
30 Sep 2021
UW News
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Pak farmers protest against water shortage
Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan
20 Sep 2021
Big News Network.com
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Colorado River, Lifeline Of The West, Sees Historic Water Shortage Declaration
Colorado, United States
22 Aug 2021
NPR.org
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Climate change is endangering sacred land. For these Native women, it threatens ‘everything we are.’
Newell, California, United States
3 Aug 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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‘How Can We Survive When the Land Is Gone?’ In Dagestan, a Proud People Fights the Desert
Terekli-Mekteb, Dagestan, Russia
29 Apr 2021
The Moscow Times
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Southwest Bird Die-Off Caused by Long-Term Starvation
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
29 Dec 2020
Smithsonian Magazine
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In Colorado’s climate change hot spot, the West’s water is evaporating
Grand Valley, Colorado, United States
7 Aug 2020
Anchorage Daily News
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For first time in 8 years, 100% of Colorado is under drought or abnormally dry conditions
Colorado, United States
7 Aug 2020
The Denver Post
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On land, Australia's rising heat is 'apocalyptic'; in the ocean, it's even worse
Australia
28 Dec 2019
The Straits Times
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Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Bushfires Destroy 80% of Their Habitat
New South Wales and Queensland, Australia
23 Nov 2019
Forbes
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Metlakatla, which depends on water, has moved quickly to accommodate the realities of drought
Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
21 Nov 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Iqaluit water reservoir is almost full, just in time for winter
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
29 Sep 2019
CBC
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California Sinking
Corcoran, California, United States
22 Sep 2019
CBC
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Extreme weather has already displaced 7 million people this year
12 Sep 2019
Mic
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This summer is on track to be the driest on record for Southcentral Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
23 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises
6 Aug 2019
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Salal’s Worrisome Die-Off
Coastal British Columbia to Oregon
1 Aug 2019
Hakai Magazine
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Water shortage on Salt Spring Island
Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jul 2019
CBC News
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Western red cedars are dying of drought and scientists say it’s one more portent of climate change
Southwestern British Columbia, Canada
13 Jun 2019
The Star
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Southeast's rare drought could threaten plants, animals, your power bill
Juneau, Alaska, United States
7 Jun 2019
Juneau Empire
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Guatemala migrants: Climate change driving exodus
Guatemala
7 Jun 2019
Al Jazeera
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Cedar die off impacts many on Vancouver Island
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
16 May 2019
CHEK
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Western red cedars die off as extended dry spells continue
Coastal British Columbia, Canada
14 May 2019
CBC
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Uruguay´s soybean crop forecasted to drop 43% because of devastating drought
Uruguay
3 May 2019
MercoPress
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Grass crops in Eastern Norway halved in 2018
Akershus, Norway
4 Mar 2019
Norges Bondelag
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‘A Harbinger of Things to Come’: Farmers in Australia Struggle With Its Hottest Drought Ever
Pilliga, New South Wales, Australia
21 Feb 2019
Time
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2018 was the 4th-warmest year on record, NOAA and NASA reveal
6 Feb 2019
CBC
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Thawing of Earth 3rd pole; could affect 1.9 billion people, study says
Hindu Kush Himalaya
4 Feb 2019
CBC
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Inuvik infrastructure may not be ready for climate change
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
28 Jan 2019
CBC
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Drought turns part of Iran into a new dust bowl
Southeastern Iran
25 Jan 2019
National Geographic
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Critically Low Monarch Population in California
California, United States
29 Nov 2018
The Xerces Society
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Climate Change Is Fueling Wildfires Nationwide
Western United States
27 Nov 2018
New York Times
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Drying Canadian Wetland Drives Muskrat Decline
Peace-Athabaska Delta
26 Nov 2018
Stanford Earth
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Mother had 'no other choice' but to sell her 6-year-old daughter
هرات, Hirat, Afghanistan
22 Nov 2018
CNN
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With rain in the forecast, Ketchikan switches back to hydroelectric power
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
2 Nov 2018
Alaska Public Media
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UK climate getting warmer and wetter, says Met Office
United Kingdom
2 Nov 2018
Sky News
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Few animals slaughtered early due to dry summer
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
1 Nov 2018
Radio Sweden
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Iqaluit to get reverse osmosis system as backup for water emergency
29 Aug 2018
CBC
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Hot, dry weather shrivels cereal harvest by a third
Sweden
22 Aug 2018
Sveriges Radio
Background
Photos: How climate change is transforming Canada
Canada
26 Jul 2018
Canadian Geographic
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Ukraine wheat harvest, exports to fall on drought: analyst
Київ, Київська, Ukraine
23 Jul 2018
U.S.
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Stressed Crops in Ukraine and Russia
Київ, Київська, Ukraine
8 May 2006
NASA Earth Observatory
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In Fountain, Colorado, There’s Plenty Of Room For New Homes. But There Isn’t Enough Water
Fountain, Colorado, United States
Colorado Public Radio
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‘Some days we eat grass’: families on the edge in Afghanistan’s food crisis – in pictures
Afghanistan
the Guardian
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Utah Debates Solutions to Water Shortage
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Background
Premature Mortality Observations among Alaska’s Pacific Salmon During Record Heat and Drought in 2019
Western Alaska, United States
Fisheries Magazine
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Low water in Yellowknife Bay not increasing arsenic risk says official, researcher
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
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