Insights and Stories on Drought

California orders 25 per cent reduction in water usage

Apr. 1, 2015 at 5:45 pm CDT

Reuters — California Governor Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating multiyear drought, ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions on Wednesday, directing cities and communities to reduce usage by 25 per cent. The cutbacks, to be implemented by state and local water agencies, will affect consumers and […]

Chile says drought here to stay, lays out plan to ensure water

Mar. 24, 2015 at 2:56 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito

No relief in sight for U.S. West’s drought in spring outlook

Mar. 19, 2015 at 6:28 pm CDT

By Christine Stebbins

California tightens water regulations amid long drought

Mar. 18, 2015 at 6:05 am CDT

By Reuters

Washington’s governor declares drought emergency

Mar. 13, 2015 at 3:38 pm CDT

By Rory Carroll

New Zealand declares partial drought, offers farm assistance

Feb. 12, 2015 at 5:44 pm CST

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand has declared a drought in parts of the country’s South Island, offering financial assistance and tax relief to farmers after dry conditions have cut dairy production and increased sheep and beef slaughter rates. The government on Thursday said medium-scale drought conditions were affecting the […]

By Naomi Tajitsu

‘River of rain’ begins falling on drought-stricken California

Feb. 6, 2015 at 5:55 pm CST

Los Angeles | Reuters — A so-called “atmospheric river of rain” began falling on northern California on Friday, bringing worries about flash floods, high winds and mudslides but offering little relief to a state left parched by several years of drought. The storm, also known as a “Pineapple Express” because […]

By dan-whitcomb

Tax deferrals kick in for soaked and parched West

Dec. 30, 2014 at 3:53 pm CST

Ranchers under pressure from this year’s drought in B.C. and northwestern Alberta and excess moisture in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan may get income tax deferrals for their trouble. The federal government on Tuesday released its first list of designated areas for 2014, within which eligible producers who sold breeding […]

By Staff

Major storm hits drought-stricken California

Dec. 11, 2014 at 3:43 pm CST

San Francisco | Reuters — A Pacific storm lashed drought-parched northern and central California on Thursday with heavy rain and high winds, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, disrupting flights, washing out roads and prompting school closures in the Bay Area. Nearly 240 departing and incoming commercial […]

By Curtis Skinner Emmett Berg

More rain on the way for California, but drought may not be over

Dec. 5, 2014 at 8:06 pm CST

Sacramento | Reuters — This week’s California storms dumped up to 7.6 cm of rain on the parched state and more wet weather is on the way, but it is too soon to know whether there will be enough precipitation this winter to remedy three years of drought, forecasters said. […]