Homes in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Arizona stand just outside a corn field with a large irrigation system. Photo...
Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California’s mega farms
Farm fields along the path of the California aqueduct in the Central Valley, a region that produces a quarter of...
Water use in the USA, 2015
Although thermoelectric and irrigation are the dominant categories nationally, the county breakdown reveals regional variation. In the map below, you...
The Valley floor is sinking, and it’s crippling California’s ability to deliver water
Completed during Harry Truman’s presidency, the Friant-Kern Canal has been a workhorse in California’s elaborate man-made water-delivery network. It’s a...
Beekeeping preserves wetlands in Algeria
The Wetlands Complex of Guerbès-Sanhadja in Algeria. With an area of 42,100 hectares and 40 million m3 of water reserves...