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Lake Mead Helps Supply Water to 25 Million People. And It Just Hit a Record Low.

5/25/2016

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Last week, Lake Mead — a key reservoir that helps supply water for 25 million people in Nevada, Arizona, and California — shrunk to its lowest level ever. And the question of how to grapple with water scarcity is making headlines yet again.
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The Supercomputer That Won Jeopardy Is Now Helping California Save Water

5/22/2016

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IBM’s Watson is helping track water use in California, which has suffered from severe drought.

The supercomputer, which may be best known for destroying human opponents in games like Jeopardy and Go
 has been enlisted by environmental consulting firm OmniEarth to track water use across California.
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To Make Water Without Warming The Planet, Countries Eye Solar Power

5/13/2016

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Officials look at a model of Dubai’s Al-Maktoum Solar Park, which will be one of the largest solar installations in the world and make fresh water.

At the giant Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park under construction near Dubai, a desalination facility goes into operation this month. Run by an array of solar panels and batteries, the system will produce about 13,200 gallons of drinking water a day for use on site. That’s insignificant compared with desalination plants elsewhere, but it’s a start toward answering a pressing question: can countries stop burning fossil fuels to supply fresh water?
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California Drought: Governor Makes Certain Water-Wasting Bans Permanent

5/11/2016

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Governor Jerry Brown: ‘Drought is becoming a regular occurrence and water conservation must be a part of our everyday life.’ Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

​Governor Jerry Brown has ordered California to adopt permanent water conservation measures in response to a devastating five-year drought, including long-term bans on wasteful practices and mandatory reporting rules.
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