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Colorado River negotiations have stalled among 7 states and water is scarce. What happens next?
3+ hour ago (836+ words) Two researchers explore how water rights for the Colorado river get negotiated and why these negotiations have stalled. The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river's water…...
Parts of Arizona are being sucked dry, with areas of land sinking 6 inches per year, satellite data reveals
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (515+ words) Groundwater extraction has caused parts of the Willcox Basin to subside by up to 12 feet since the 1950s. New research reveals that some areas sunk by 3 feet in just 4 years. Satellite data reveals that some areas in Arizona's Willcox Basin are…...
'DST just seems so pointless': Poll reveals most Live Science readers want to eliminate daylight saving time
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) It's that time of year again: The evening now arrives earlier than many people punch out of work. On Sunday, Nov. 2, the clocks fell back by an hour for residents of 48 U.S. states and Navajo Nation, marking the end of daylight…...
Triple Divide Peak: Montana's unique liquid 'crossroads' where water can flow into three oceans
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (320+ words) Triple Divide Peak in Montana is the only place on Earth where water can flow into one of three different oceans, according to some definitions. Name: Triple Divide Peak Location: Glacier National Park, Montana Why it's incredible: Water on the…...
Would you get rid of daylight saving time?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (272+ words) The clocks in the U.S. will be "falling back" on Sunday, Nov. 2, marking the end of daylight saving time for 2025. If you could decide, would you abandon it forever? Many countries observe daylight saving time (DST), in which clocks get pushed…...
Abandoning daylight savings time could prevent over 300,000 stroke cases a year in the US, study claims
6+ mon, 7+ hour ago (648+ words) Springing forward by an hour each March knocks the circadian rhythm out of alignment. A new model of the chronic health impacts argues for scrapping it entirely. Abandoning the biannual switch to daylight saving time could prevent more than 300,000 strokes…...
Grand Canyon Dragon wildfire burns down historic lodge and triggers toxic gas leak
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) Firefighters are battling a lightning-caused wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned down the Grand Canyon Lodge and triggered a chlorine gas leak. A wildfire has ignited the North Rim of the…...
Ancient groundwater records reveal worrying forecast for US Southwest
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (554+ words) Groundwater records from the last ice age indicate that aquifers in the U.S. Southwest are more sensitive to global warming than aquifers in the Pacific Northwest. Aquifers in the U.S. Southwest will be more badly affected by climate change than those farther…...
Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won’t run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warn
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (840+ words) The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead's worth of water in the last 20 years " and scientists say we're passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive. Stark new satellite data reveal that the Colorado River…...