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Tag Archives: drought
Climate Change, Global Migration, and U.S. Government Actions
Today is World Environment Day—a day for learning more about key issues facing the environment, such as climate change, and for thinking about how people interact with the Earth. In today’s WatchBlog, we discuss our recent report on the potential … Continue reading
Posted in International Affairs, Natural Resources and Environment
Tagged climate change, climate change impacts, climate change resiliance, climate change risks, climate migration, climate refugees, crop failure, David Gootnick, DCM, demographic changes, Department of Defense, disasters, DOD, drought, environment, extreme weather events, floods, forced migration, global migration, hurricanes, IAT, international development, International Organization for Migration, migrant, migrate, migration, natural disaster, political stability, refugees, risk assessment, sea level rise, State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, world environment day
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Safe and Clean Water
Safe, clean water is essential for human and environmental health. However, our supply of clean water is at risk from pollution and droughts, like the current one in California. And, even when clean water is available at the source, aging … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Resources and Environment
Tagged Alfredo Gomez, Anne-Marie Fennell, clean water, Clean Water Act, drinking water, drought, Earth Day, environment, epa, infrastructure, natural resources, nonpoint sources, NRE, point sources, pollutants, pollution, safe water, state water manager, waste water, water infrastructure, water pollution, water shortage
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Podcast on Freshwater Supply Concerns
The nation’s bodies of water have long supplied Americans with abundant freshwater, but recent events, such as the ongoing California drought, have focused attention on competing demands for this limited resource. Hear our podcast with Anne-Marie Fennell, a director in … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture and Food, Natural Resources and Environment, Podcast
Tagged Department of the Interior, disaster, drought, fresh water, freshwater, interior, National Drought Resilience Partnership, National Water Census, NRE, projection, state water manager, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, water
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