With Drought in Force, Conservation is Key
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By Ronald L. Littlepage  With the hurricane season now upon us, I know a lot of folks are hoping the big one doesn't come our way.  Me, too.  But I also know a lot of people are rooting for a couple of tropical storms, nice ones with not much wind and a lot of rain.
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While environmentalists applaud some measures, farmers are concerned about financial curbs.
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By Dick Cook, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 25--With drought continuing across much of Georgia, officials are  getting increasingly strict about enforcing the state's water use  restrictions.
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By Heath, David  Seagrasses, an ecologically important group of flowering plants that have adapted to life submerged in seawater, are in dire need of a targeted global conservation effort to protect them and lhc services they provide, according to an international team of scientists.
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An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn't have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York's reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year.
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U.S. scientists say they've determined rain evaporation and continental convection play an important part in the tropical water cycle.
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By NATALIE STOREY  Workers preserve forest lands while helping farmers make profits  It wasn't so long ago that farmers and cattle herders in southern Costa Rica, in their efforts to survive, had nearly destroyed part of one of the world's most beautiful rain forests.
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Blog: Some wet areas of earth will get wetter with climate change.
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Blog: Some wet areas of Earth will get wetter with climate change.
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The response to the worst drought on record in the Southeast has unfolded in ultra-slow motion.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 14--Many of South Florida's top water managers practice what they preach when it comes to water conservation, but utility records show at least three used more water this year than they did before drought restrictions.
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A thin winter green  carpets Australia&#39;s southeast hills and plains, camouflaging  the onset of a drought catastrophe in the nation&#39;s food bowl.
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By Patrick O'Driscoll  DENVER -- The fast-growing states of the arid Southwest must plan for more severe droughts because of a regional warming trend that shows no signs of dissipating, says a new assessment of the Colorado River's water supply.
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By Cynthia Sewell, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Mar. 4--A group of farmers, ranchers, timber companies, conservationists and sportsmen are working together to save farm and ranch land from development.
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The worst drought in over a century has farmers averting their gaze from a future that looks as bleak as their fields.
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One of the last stands of dragonâs blood trees may soon succumb to the harsh environment.
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Seventy percent of global water usage is taken up by agriculture and using water efficiently is seen as key in preventing serious shortages, with experts studying river basins across the world for clues to boost food production.