Hottest July on Record Kills Hundreds of Cows

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Alarming heat and humidity killed hundreds of cows in Iowa last month. These losses have further decreased the size of the overall U.S. cattle herd, which has shrunk to a more than 50-year low.

A brewery is making beer with recycled wastewater, purified using a process developed by NASA

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A series of pipes used to transport recycled wastewater.
To combat droughts in the western United States, some breweries are using recycled wastewater in their beers.

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While Western states fight tooth-and-nail over the shrinking the Colorado River, Arizona has let water flow freely — in part to feed cows in Saudi Arabia

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Colorado River. Low water level strip on cliff at lake Mead, taken from the Hoover Dam at Nevada and Arizona border.
Colorado River. Low water level strip on cliff at lake Mead, taken from the Hoover Dam at Nevada and Arizona border.

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The Biden administration is offering to pay Colorado River farmers to let fields go dry during a devastating drought. They're worried it's just the first step in losing their way of life.

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Colorado River family farmer in front of combine
Troy Waters, 56, with his grandson Waylon fixing up their combine before the next harvest.

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California Lost 36 Million Trees to Drought Last Year

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Extreme drought and hot weather killed millions of trees in California’s forests last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Forest Service.

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6 western states agreed on a plan to make major cuts to water usage from the shrinking Colorado River, but California — the largest user of them all — wouldn't get on board

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Colorado River. Low water level strip on cliff at lake Mead, taken from the Hoover Dam at Nevada and Arizona border.
Colorado River. Low water level strip on cliff at lake Mead, taken from the Hoover Dam at Nevada and Arizona border.

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California Threatens to Blow Up a Deal to Save the Colorado River

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Dead Fish, Dead Cows, and Dead Crops in Argentina

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Thousands of dead fish washed up along the shore of a river in Argentina this weekend, in the latest symptom of the extreme drought and heat that has gripped the country in recent months, the AP reported.

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The US Army has been dredging the Mississippi River 24/7 for 6 months. The drought crisis that grounded barges and unearthed fossils may finally be over.

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ship deck built with heavy equipment with water shooting into the air over the deck
The US Army Corps of Engineers flushes the water jets of a dredge's suction head.

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