Water
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World
How Biden Can Help Save the Middle East
JERICHO, West Bank — There are two dramas playing out today along the banks of the River Jordan, representing the two most powerful forces shaping politics in and around Israel. Tell me which one dominates, and I’ll tell you what relations between ...
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Politics
The Missing Mammal That May Have Shaped California’s Kelp Forests
Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened ecosystems today.
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World
Millions in Houston Are Told to Boil Water, Prompting School Closures
Millions of Houston residents were told Sunday night to boil their water before drinking it after a power outage at a water purification plant ...
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World
Long Stretches of the Mississippi River Have Run Dry. What’s Next?
Last month, record low water levels in the Mississippi River backed up nearly 3,000 barges — the equivalent of 210,000 container trucks — on ...
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World
French Police Guard Water as Seasonal Drought Intensifies
MAUZÉ-SUR-LE-MIGNON, France — Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, the gendarmes appear suddenly in the middle of farm fields misted by ...
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World
As Russian Strikes Mount, Ukraine Works to Keep the Lights On
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia is turning winter into a weapon, even as its soldiers flail on the battlefield. In a relentless and intensifying barrage ...