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If the Mississippi River got so low that navigation had to stop, grain exports and the other commodities could get a lot more expensive very quickly.January 18, 2013, Friday
Three separate actions involving the Colorado River reflect how much thought the Interior Department has been putting into the troubled waterway's future.December 21, 2012, Friday
A Bureau of Reclamation report expected this week includes a potentially contentious idea to build a pipeline and export water from the Missouri River to ease demand on the depleted Colorado River.December 10, 2012, Monday
A new look at the fate of Himalayan glaciers in a changing climate, and the implications for 1.5 billion Asians, cuts through caricatures.September 12, 2012, Wednesday
Glaciers in the eastern and central Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are melting at a faster clip, a panel reports. But the melt is not likely to be the main factor influencing water availability at lower elevations, it says.September 12, 2012, Wednesday
International agreements on how to manage rivers used by more than one country are too inflexible, making them poor tools to deal with changes in freshwater availability caused by climate change.August 30, 2011, Tuesday
To prepare for changes along Washington’s Nisqually River, tribal leaders, private partners and government agencies are working to help the watershed and its inhabitants adapt.July 21, 2011, Thursday
As sea levels rise, tidal flooding is disrupting life in Norfolk and all along the East Coast, a development many climate scientists link to global warming.November 26, 2010, Friday
The country has begun to channel silt to fill in low-lying lands prone to flooding and to create new land off its long, exposed coast.March 20, 2009, Friday
When it comes to carbon balance, some rivers are doing the world a favor.October 21, 2008, Tuesday
Western fisheries are fast showing effects of climate change as the competition for water intensifies.April 01, 2008, Tuesday
Anne van der Molen lives on the edge of the River Maas, by definition an insecure spot in a country constantly trying to keep water at bay. But she is ready for the next flood. Excited, even. ''We haven't floated,'' she said of her house, ''but we're looking forward to floating.''April 03, 2007, Tuesday
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Coastal and low-lying areas that would be permanently flooded in three levels of higher seas.
An unusual coalition is working to help the Nisqually River watershed and its inhabitants thrive despite a changing climate.
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