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  • 'It was critical': Berm raised to help save the Great Salt Lake

    Utah’s Division of Water Resources raised a berm in a causeway that crosses the Great Salt Lake to level out the salinity and protect brine shrimp by limiting the amount of water passing between both sides.

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  • Lebanese research preserves heat-adapted seeds to feed a warming world

    The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) preserves genetic diversity and breeds climate-resilient varieties of staple crops to improve livelihoods and strengthen food security — specifically in dry, climate-change-affected areas — by creating seed vaults. Through breeding programs over the past four decades, ICARDA has released more than 30 improved varieties of wheat, barley, chickpeas, lentils, and fava beans.

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  • Taller grasses, deeper roots: Texas ranchers adapt to era of extremes

    In order to keep up with the demands of climate change, beef producers are shifting how pastures are planted and managed, diversifying their cattle stock, and diversifying their businesses. Planting native grasses that cover the soil and help retain moisture and rotating cattle helps ranchers prepare for climate crises, like droughts.

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  • It Was War. Then, a Rancher's Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off.

    Throughout the west, a growing number of ranchers and scientists are reimaging the way they see beavers and considering them as tools for climate resilience. The vast network of beaver dams can help protect crops during droughts and store water and provide a buffer against wildfires, while simultaneously creating a habitat for a variety of species.

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  • Climate Change Is Ravaging the Colorado River. There's a Model to Avert the Worst.

    Several years of collaboration and compromise between many stakeholders led to the creation of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan to better manage the river's water supply over the next 30 years.

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  • Water: Lessons in survival from a bone-dry land

    Facing constant water shortages has led locals to innovate and find new methods of survival from pursuing water delivery business ventures to digging rainwater wells for families in need as an act of charity. These practices, particularly digging wells, allows residents to become more independent and grants the ability for community growth through sharing critical water resources.

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  • Kenyan youth help climate-hit communities prepare for disaster

    A group of young volunteers translate disaster alert bulletins issued by the government drought agency into local languages and then share the alerts by word of mouth and over the radio so that people living in rural areas can take action, particularly receive nutrition aid for their children.

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  • Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

    The Criollo cattle's foraging patterns help manage fire-prone rangeland and restore native vegetation, while providing a cheaper alternative to conventional English beef cattle, like Angus. These cattle can be extremely beneficial in the arid environments of the American Southwest that experience long droughts and are more susceptible to wildfires.

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  • Humans finally figured out how to make it rain

    Farmers facing drought turn to cloud seeding, a process in which silver iodide is released into clouds, to help produce rainfall for their crops.

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  • Is the agriculture industry doing enough to conserve water during Utah's drought?

    A combination of drought and financial incentives is encouraging farmers in Utah to adopt practices that consume less water like drip irrigation and even switching the crops they grow.

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