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California’s mega-drought is even worse than we thought. A new scientific study found that the Golden State has not been this dry in 500 years — since the 16th century. The last time drought conditions were this bad in California, ...

East Porterville, California, has become the first community in the nation to lose something most Americans take for granted – running water. Wells at around 1,000 of the 1,200 homes in the Central Valley community have gone dry because of ...

California fracking companies will be allowed to use all the water they want, even during the worst drought in the Golden State’s history. When Governor Jerry Brown ordered average Californians to cut their water use by 25 percent on April ...

The mega-drought in the west extends far beyond California, as new government data is predicting massive water shortages in the Colorado River Basin that could impact at least seven states. The shortages could threaten the water supplies for 40 million ...

California could run out of fresh water in one year, a top NASA scientist is warning, and the impact on the rest of the country’s food supply could be devastating. The Golden State’s supply of fresh water might be completely ...

America’s food supply is under threat because California is experiencing its worst drought in more than 1,000 years, scientists say. Scientists who study tree rings say California is facing its worst drought in 1,200 years, The San Jose Mercury News ...

The mega-drought has deprived some California residents of what most Americans take for granted: running water in their homes. The situation has gotten so bad that the Red Cross and county authorities are distributing bottles of drinking water to 960 ...

Property owners, farmers and communities in California could lose water rights that they have held for generations because of the ongoing mega-drought in the Golden State. Farmers could be fined for irrigating crops, homeowners fined for watering lawns and cities ...

The United States is facing a serious shortage of beef and pork that has led to major increases in food process that likely will get only worse. Beef prices have hit an all-time high in part because the California mega-drought ...