An atmospheric river that pummeled Northern California last week helped boost the water levels at many of the state’s ...

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For several years, the Amazon River Basin (ARB) has been in a state of exceptional drought, driven by low rainfall and consistently high temperatures. The river basin contains the world’s ...

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The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) sits on the river Nile in the northern Ethiopian ... water scarcity and fears that in times of drought, Ethiopia could store vast quantities of water ...

Up to two-thirds of the West Coast's droughts are brought to an end by the arrival of an atmospheric river – they are known as drought busters. "There is a beneficial side of atmospheric rivers ...

The consequences of drought are far-reaching, with implications for water quality and ecology in rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Low flow conditions might result in limits to effluent discharges as ...

The salt front in the river has encroached well above its normal level and is now near Philadelphia International Airport. It ...