Water
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World
More Rain Hits Northern Italy as It Struggles With Deadly Floods
At least 14 people have died and thousands more were left homeless after some areas received half their annual rainfall…
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World
England’s Water Companies Vow to Clean Up Their Sewage Dumping Act
Private firms apologized for not doing more to prevent the release of untreated sewage into rivers and seas and pledged…
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News
When One Almond Gulps 3.2 Gallons of Water
RIO VERDE FOOTHILLS, Ariz. When interviewing people in their homes here, I didn’t have the heart to ask them if…
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World
Olympic Swimming in the Seine? How Paris Is Remaking a River.
PARIS — An electric delivery boat pushed up the Seine, past the former palaces and elegant museums and under the…
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News
How Deep-Diving Sharks Stay Warm Will Take Your Breath Away
To survive as they seek food in freezing parts of the ocean, hammerhead sharks use a trick that hasn’t been…
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World
Newsom Rolls Back Water Restrictions After Winter Deluge in California
The state is “mostly but not completely” out of a drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom says.
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News
The Fate of the Okefenokee Swamp Is in Your Hands
NASHVILLE — I have a dim memory of being taken on a boat ride in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge…
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News
California, Stop Parching Your Neighbors
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA — If the Colorado River continues to dwindle from the same arid trend of the…
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Business
Parched California Misses a Chance to Store More Rain Underground
Torrential rains could have helped to replenish depleted aquifers, but some say state bureaucracy, designed to distribute water fairly, has…
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World
Many in East Palestine, Skeptical of Official Tests, Seek Out Their Own
The moves reflect residents’ deep-seated mistrust of government screenings of toxic chemicals and fears of long-term effects from the train…