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Environment
Map: What If Our Western States Were Shaped by Watersheds?
John Wesley Powell thought our western borders should be shaped by watersheds. A 130-year-old map shows how the West would have looked.
Lifestyle
Food Price Watch: Riots in Algeria; Mexican Government Buys Maize Futures
Sugar, meat, and cereal prices reach record levels as economists warn of global food riots by Easter.
Environment
Searching for Water in an Untapped Source: the Air
The Airdrop is a low-tech fix to a serious problem: growing food during a drought.
Environment
Climate Change Is Forcing Entire Countries to Migrate
The island nation of Kiribati could buy land in Fiji to start transplanting its population off its disappearing islands.
Environment
San Diego Reduces Water Consumption By 11 Percent
Like much of Southern California, San Diego wrestles with unflagging drought conditions, but some years are worse than others. In 2009, the city...
Environment
The Colorado River: Demand Has Now Outstripped Supply
The Colorado River has been a water source to 30 million people in seven states and Mexico. But it might not be for long. Alarming chart inside.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: Meet Ben, the Would-Be Industrial Designer Turned Plant Scientist
Welcome a new Food Studies blogger to the fold! Ben is learning about bugs, papaya pollination, and new, drought-resistant wheat hybrids in Israel.
Environment
Schwarzenegger Declares A Drought
Arnold is declaring a statewide drought in California today and is ordering the state Department of Water Resources to "quickly transfer water...
The Community Board
Stripping the oceans
Everyone needs to read all they can about the Aral Sea and the repercussions of using the water to irrigate fields. It is frightening to see the...
The Community Board
Donating bottles of water
Can we pay by the bottle for bottled water to be sent to an area suffering from society-threatening drought instead of our relatively well-off...
Environment
In Face of Historic Drought, Texas Governor Ignores Science, Calls for "Days of Prayer"
We too are hoping and praying for the drought to end in Texas. But we better listen to science, too.
