“As a climate change-induced drought wears on, it’s putting more pressure on wildlife, livestock, and people.”
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Posted inEditor's Pick
Souvenirs of Climate Catastrophe
“Souvenir: the French for ‘to remember,’ from the Latin subvenire—literally, ‘to come from below.’”
Posted inNonfiction
Betting the Farm on the Drought
Farmers like sixth-generation Illinois farmer Ethan Cox can’t wait for policymakers to protect them from climate change. To survive, they have to adapt their operations now, if they can.
Posted inProfiles & Interviews, Story, Uncategorized
Drought In Post-Apartheid Cape Town: An Interview with Eve Fairbanks
United in a common struggle, the drought has leveled the racially divided city’s physical and social barriers in profound ways.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Could South Africa’s Drought Help Deconstruct the Divisions of Apartheid?
Cape Town’s drought has turned the once green city brown, but can it help unite the rich and poor and black and white?
Posted inIllustrated Title, Story
After Water
The illustrated story of California, and what happens when the water runs out.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
California’s Water Crisis: A Reading List
Here are five perspectives on California’s water war, from one journalist’s report from the farms of the Central Valley to an ever-resonant essay on water by Joan Didion, written 35 years ago.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Story of L.A.'s Insatiable Thirst for Water
Mulholland began looking throughout Southern California for an alternative supply of freshwater, but it was Fred Eaton who came up with a solution. On a camping trip to the Sierra in the early 1890s, Eaton had gazed down upon Owens Lake and thought about all the freshwater flowing into it and going to waste. Yes, […]