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 Stories About: food and agriculture AND United States AND water conflicts
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Water, Water Everywh ... Hey, Where'd the Water Go?
Agriculture needs to start conserving water, badly |
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11 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Water, Water Everywh ... Hey, Where'd the Water Go? Agriculture needs to start conserving water, badly A new study by David Pimentel in the journal BioScience backs its call for greater agricultural water conservation with some disturbing statistics. Worldwide, agriculture uses some 70 percent of the freshwater supply. The ginormous Ogallala aquifer, which supplies water to a fifth of all irrigated la ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, United States, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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Rio Pequeno
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19 Apr 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Rio Pequeno The Rio Grande no longer reaches the sea. In fact, it falls almost a hundred yards short, a telling illustration of the water crisis that threatens the river and the cross-border region that depends on it for survival. Years of drought and a population explosion on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border have stra ... |
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| Topics: Colorado River, food and agriculture, Mexico, population, Rio Grande River, rivers and watersheds, United States, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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