People living and working in Glenn County, CA say their wells are drying up. Some families are having to get clean drinking water from county relief agencies and they are unable to shower or do other...
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Hot weather threatens endangered salmon; Calif. reservoirs low
California's endangered winter-run Chinook salmon could be cooked to death this fall because the Sacramento River is too hot. At the Klamath River, over a million juvenile fish have been relocated by...
Dehydration is a terrible way to die, says the head of Humane Borders which maintains water stations along migrant treks in the Sonoran Desert. Drought and heat are combining to inflict...
The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western hemisphere, but it is shrinking due to drought, climate change, and water diversions. It is expected to reach its lowest level in 170...
Drought Emergency: Governor asks Californians to conserve water
California drought prompts governor to sign executive order calling for voluntary reduction of water uses by 15%. 50 of the State's 58 counties are in a drought emergency.
Drought delivers grasshopper and Mormon cricket infestations
With the drought comes grasshoppers. Infestations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are ravaging agricultural lands already challenged by dry weather conditions.