wildfires

After the fire: Blazes pose hidden threat to the West’s drinking water

Photo: The ruins of houses destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 14, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. David McNew…

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A permanent solution to California’s water woes — seawater

Workers move a pipe in front of the 2000 pressure vessels that will be used to convert seawater into fresh…

6 years ago

‘Like a Terror Movie’: How Climate Change Will Cause More Simultaneous Disasters

Photo: A seaside neighborhood in Mexico Beach, Fla., devastated by Hurricane Michael this year. Scott Olson/Getty Images Global warming is…

6 years ago

Diverse forests are stronger against drought

Photo: Aspens affected by drought. Credit: William Anderegg Resilient forests host trees with a diversity of water-use strategies Diversity is…

6 years ago

Utah copes with drying streams, dying animals as drought tightens its grip

(Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune) Sam Plumb inspects the dry creek bed on his family’s property in Emigration Canyon.…

6 years ago