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Washington state mulls plan to keep water flowing to high-value crops

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 17, 2017
Right now, farmers have little incentive to sell water to each other.
In a good year, Brad Carpenter's Yakima Valley  irrigation canals are full of water.
Aaron Wolf
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Corn farmers looking ahead with 'nervous anticipation'

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Jan 23, 2017
Corn farmer Keith Alverson says he and his peers are cautiously optimistic.
A corn field in South Dakota.
Lars Plougmann/Flickr
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Snowpack means hope for drought-ridden farms

by Jed Kim
Jan 4, 2017
California is the largest food producer in the U.S.
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As fire season arrives, this could be hottest year ever

by Annie Baxter
May 17, 2016
Fire seasons now are two months longer than they were 50 years ago.
The Rocky Fire burns near Clear Lake, California, in August of last year.
Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
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Texas lake businesses booming again after long drought

by Marketplace Contributor
May 12, 2016
Now that water levels are up, the businesses on Lake Travis are seeing better days.
From 2010 to 2015, Texas faced a severe drought. Lake Travis was down to one-third of its water levels. 
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The underground story of what happens to wastewater

by Andy Uhler
Feb 1, 2016
Conserving water in drought areas actually makes treating wastewater more difficult.
 A wastewater treatment plant is inundated by the Yazoo River floodwaters near Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Mario Tama/Getty Images
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On patrol with the drought police

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 26, 2015
Burbank is using new technology and recycling to cut water use.
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Why a dry California will still grow a lot of food

by Annie Baxter
Oct 20, 2015
Agriculture experts don't expect a big exodus of food production from the state.
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Africa could face severe drought due to El Nino

by Noel King
Oct 7, 2015
The weather phenomenon could threaten Africa's food security.
Workers excavate earth at a residential area in southern Nairobi on Tuesday to create larger drainage channels. The United Nations warned that heavy floods and drought expected around East Africa could put thousands of lives at risk.
TONY KARUMBA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
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El Niño: Be careful what you wish for

by Adam Allington
Jul 24, 2015
Even a strong rain storms won't end a deep drought, but they could cause havoc.
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