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Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs long strained by overuse now face climate change. Some cities are turning to water restrictions to get back on track.

NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System is investing up to $4M to support drought assessment in a changing climate.

Scientific data and shared commitments help define new approaches to water management and science communication.

Record snowfall has not been enough to offset groundwater losses amid long-term drying and a heightened demand for the resource.

After years of swinging extremes, state snowpack is at rare average of 110%, setting up good water savings account for year ahead.

Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become the norm.

Using remote-sensing data and machine learning, a team from NASA and beyond finds that switching to lower-intensity crops can reduce water consumption in California’s Central Valley by 93%, but this requires adopting uncommon crop types.

State-of-the-art helicopter-based technology and local coordination improve management of our underground water supply.

The most detailed global look at groundwater shows much loss but also stories of success in restoring some aquifers.

Rapid declines are most common in aquifers under croplands in drier regions, including California, the most extensive analysis of groundwater trends so far shows.