Water Shortage

NASA satellite images show changes to the water levels of Lakes Oroville and Shasta after heavy rainfall.

Lake Abert has dried up so much that the water's salinity levels are too high for native brine shrimp, a major food source for migratory birds.

The Sierra snowpack has reached nearly 250 percent of the average for this time of year.

Lake Powell's levels have been steadily decreasing over a 10-year period.

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

The recent heavy rainfall across the state has helped the water levels of many reservoirs recover, but some are still lower than average for this time of year.

"It's a huge problem," hydrogeologist Rich Pauloo told Newsweek, "we'll run out of groundwater in 100-400 years at business as usual rate."

Parts of Del Norte, Imperial and Riverside Counties in California are officially drought-free, with the current rain having possibly played a role.

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

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.

Recent Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure show "a change in approach" and a potential shift away from nuclear threats.

Overcrowding of the trees in the Sierra Nevadas, combined with California's scorching drought, has meant trees are competing for water.

Hydrogen gas can now be made using only the air's humidity via electrolysis using renewable solar or wind energy.

Climate change caused by human actions will increase the frequency of weird and chaotic weather events, scientists say.

"Do not drink the water," Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said on Tuesday.

Governor Tate Reeves said that Jackson cannot produce enough water to fight fires or reliably flush the city's toilets.

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.

Lake Mead's receding shorelines, due to an intense drought in the area, have revealed three previously submerged bodies.

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

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the U.S., has hit its lowest water levels ever this month, as seen in NASA pictures.

Texas' favorite drink, Topo Chico, is disappearing off the shelves in the state that loves the beverage so much.

A megadrought has been affecting vast swathes of the western United States for more than 20 years.

Newsweek spoke with hikers who were planning to skip a section of the Pacific Crest Trail because of drinking water possibly contaminated with an algal bloom.

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

Repairing the city's damaged pipes, which are 50 years old, could cost roughly $50 million for the 300 feet of replacement needed.

Emergency officials warned "there are no shelters, no electricity, very limited resources for food, gasoline and supplies, and absolutely no medical services."

People have taken to the streets in the southwestern province of Khuzestan to protest water scarcity and power cuts.

Demonstrators in Delhi were attempting to cut the water supply to government officials' homes when they were hit with the cannons.

Tribes in the Colorado River Basin have been trying to claim their legal access to its water for years. The drought has only increased their struggles.