How a 241% tariff on pistachios 40 years ago helped America take over the $5.6 billion global market

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Rebecca Kaser helps run Avellar-Moore Farms, a small family-run operation in California's Central Valley.

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How California produces 99% of America's pistachios in a drought

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It took California a century to produce a pistachio harvest. Now, it's the world's top supplier. But as the Dubai chocolate trend fuels demand, and California droughts intensify, growers are fighting to keep up.

Droughts are threatening California's water supply. The state is racing to save what's left.

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On-site-water-reuse systems recycle a building's wastewater to help conserve resources.

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Albuquerque Was ‘Drought-Proof’—Until Its Dam Started Leaking

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Albuquerque, New Mexico downtown

Massive drought in Italy threatens to destroy Sicilian tourism

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An aerial view of Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake, now almost dried up and reduced to a pool of mud.
Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake has almost dried up due to an increasingly dramatic drought emergency in Sicily.

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Humans are depleting groundwater faster than in the past 40 years, but places like Saudi Arabia and Thailand have figured out how to boost their freshwater reserves

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A man stands in a deep hole in the ground, collecting groundwater to water a cow shown on the right.
In about a third of the aquifers analyzed, researchers found that depletion has been more severe in the 21st century than in the last 20 years of the previous one.

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Brazil's Amazon region has faced devastating flooding and drought. Dramatic photos show life in towns weathering the extremes of climate change.

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Left: Anama, Brazil, flooded. Right: Manaus, Brazil, dried up
Brazil's Amazon region has faced both devastating flooding and extreme drought.

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Purified toilet water could soon be flowing through Californians' taps as the state battles drought

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California is among the states surrounding the drought-stricken Colorado River.

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How a California farmer is helping build a Black-led sustainable agriculture revolution

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A photo of Dennis Hutson (right) with his brother-in-law Kayode Kadara (left).
Dennis Hutson (right) co-bought the land for TAC farm with his sister and brother-in-law Kayode Kadara (left).

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Beef prices hit record high as southwestern US recovers from worst dry spell in 1,200 years

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Hereford Cattle

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