Water crisis

California Governor Gavin Newsom rolled back some of the state's drought restrictions but kept others in place.

More precipitation is on the way, and water management officials are releasing water in some reservoirs to make room for what's to come.

The map told a shockingly different story only three months ago, before most of the storms hit the state.

More than 44 percent of the state is free from drought after a series of moisture-laden storms, but is the weather enough to end the state's drought?

While Lake Mead's water levels have increased by a few feet since December 2022 thanks to the recent rain, it is projected to hit record lows later in 2023.

The state's reservoirs and groundwater levels may not completely recover despite the recent rainfall, and water shortages could result.

California has been inundated by rain, with over five inches falling in a single day in San Francisco on December 31.

Nature supports life on Earth. We have a commitment anew to heal her.

"The Colorado has been in a drought for the past 22 years now, the most significant drought in 1,200 years," geoscientist Antonia Hadjimichael told Newsweek.

As an unprecedented megadrought continues to affect the Western United States, causing water shortages, an unusual solution to water crises is being considered.

We are past due to include the invisible experiences of water insecurity in any discussion of a precious resource that none of us can live without.

As of October 31, the water levels of the Mississippi River in Memphis are are at minus 8.2 feet.

Riley Bryant discovered rusted Civil War bullets on the previously submerged banks of the Mississippi, as well as a soldier's belt buckle.

Homes in North Carolina and other East Coast states could be swamped with sewage, potentially bringing pathogens causing typhoid, cholera and dysentery.

No one knows how or when the wrecked World War II military vessel—dubbed the "ghost boat"—ended up in Lake Shasta.

Critics are slamming state officials for giving the Hall of Fame quarterback funds instead of using the money for updating the state's water systems.

Many residents in Jackson have been without usable water following the flooding of the Pearl River.

Governor Tate Reeves has already cautioned Jackson residents against drinking any water from the city's taps.

Water pressure issues "are resulting in low or no water pressure for many Jackson customers," Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said in a statement.

President Biden approves an emergency declaration in Mississippi due to the ongoing water crisis.

Nearly 97 percent of Los Angeles is in a state of "severe drought" according to Drought.gov.

As drought conditions led river levels to drop, new dinosaur tracks were uncovered fossilized in the Paluxy riverbed.

Concerns about Lake Mead's falling levels have triggered water-saving measures.

The Cerro Prieto reservoir in drought-savaged northern Mexico has nearly entirely dried up to only half a percent of its full capacity.

The Great Salt Lake in Utah has recorded its lowest water levels since records began in 1847, due to drought.

In an exclusive Newsweek interview, Hollywood star Damon and engineer Gary White reveal the steps needed to prevent a water shortage catastrophe.

A U.S. senator called on the EPA to take the lead on a possible diesel contamination of the Pearl Harbor military base's water supply.

The agency toured the city's water facility and found multiple problems that could be responsible for its lead-infested water.

"We need to wake up to the looming water crisis," warned Petteri Taalas, secretary general of the World Meteorological Organization.

Decentralized water treatment infrastructure is the key to boosting our water recycling, and buffering ourselves against the impact of water shortage.