Las Vegas residents could face tap limits to limit water usage
If approved, the "worst case scenario" plan would make Nevada the first state to give a water agency legal jurisdiction over the amount of residential use.
Drought
Snow eases California's drought conditions
Some parts of California have been hit with up to 12 feet of snowfall. Alvar Escriva-Bou, an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, joins CBS News to discuss the impact of the recent severe weather on the state's drought conditions.
Some California regions now free of drought after recent rain and snow
While this is welcome news to residents, the U.S. Drought Monitor warns that the state is not in the clear when it comes to the water supply.
Western storms replenishing reservoirs
Storms tracking over the Western United States may bring relief to the drought-stricken region. Los Angeles Times reporter Sammy Roth speaks with "Prime Time" host John Dickerson about how this factors into our changing climate.
Jill Biden seeks more aid for East Africa in visit to drought-stricken region
"Obviously, you can see the drought here, how bad it is," the first lady told reporters afterward.
Venice's famous canals are drying up
Not long ago, Italian officials raised concerns about severe flooding in Venice. Now, the city's famous canals are drying up. Environmentalists say drought conditions and tidal changes are to blame, with the extremes exacerbated by climate change CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joined anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett to discuss the impact.
Venice canals run dry as lingering weather system impacts tide cycles
As shifting weather patterns ground gondolas, a massive snow deficit in the Alps may leave Italy's most populous region gasping for water again this summer.
Investors eye water rights amid drought
As the Western megadrought continues, investors have been buying up land to secure the water rights that go along with them. Ben Tracy takes a look.
Heavy rainfall allows California to increase water deliveries
California public water agencies serving a combined 27 million people will receive more water deliveries than expected as a result of the storms.
Scottsdale cuts off water supply
Arizona's drought conditions have reached a critical stage for one community just outside Scottsdale. Residents in the unincorporated community of Rio Verde Foothills are suing the city to restore water delivery services, cut off due to extreme drought conditions in the Colorado River. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Arizona suburb Rio Verde has water supply shut off
Rio Verde, an Arizona suburb outside of Scottsdale, had its water shut off by its neighboring supplier. CBS News' Lana Zak and Errol Barnett were joined by New York Times correspondent Jack Healy to discuss what Rio Verde residents are enduring and the legality of such an ordeal.
Drought and terrorism grip desolate Somalia
Over two years of drought has left southern Somalia desolate. Villagers are left with a stark choice: stay and face starvation or leave and risk the fighting waged by one of Al Qaeda's deadliest affiliates. Debora Patta witnessed the desperation at a refugee camp in Baidoa.
Drought and war could kill half a million kids in Somalia by the summer
The U.N. warns that unless urgent action is taken, half a million children could die in the drought-ravaged nation within just six months.
The Saturday Six: Kate Winslet helps kid journalist, ringtail cat found and more
In case you missed it, the Earth's ozone layer is recovering and a little girl found an ancient fossil hiding underwater.
24.5 trillion gallons of rain have pelted California, student scientist estimates
Heavy storms driven by atmospheric rivers have been hitting California for weeks.
California braces for fourth year of drought
Despite historic rainfall to begin 2023, California is bracing for a fourth consecutive year of drought. People in the state have long bolstered the increasingly scarce water supply by pumping from an underground basis. But as CBS Los Angeles meteorologist Evelyn Taft discovered on a trip to the San Joaquin Valley, people are overdrafting groundwater.
California's drought has led to a groundwater overdraft
Groundwater pumping accounts for about 10% of water use in an area known as the breadbasket of the world.
California rain storms put dent in drought
All the rain hitting California this week is only making a dent in the state's historic drought. Part of the problem is that the state doesn't have the infrastructure to store the rainwater, and most of it will end up in the Pacific Ocean. Ben Tracy has more.
Calif. rushes to clean up and start repairs ahead of expected rain resumption
Most of the storm-pummeled state is forecast to have a brief pause before more rain hits. But some estimates to repair the damage already done are in the $1 billion range.
Thousands without power after West Coast storms
An "atmospheric river," a combination of warm air and a tremendous amount of moisture, is bringing heavy rainfall and dangerous snowstorms to the West Coast. Thousands of people are without power, and a least five people have been killed. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans joined CBS News from Los Angeles, where residents are making preparations for even more rain to come.
How enjoying breakfast with a giraffe could help save the species
Africa's Nubian giraffes are "under threat from all corners," but at one "mind blowing" hotel in Kenya, you can help turn the tables.
Drought emergency declared for all of Southern California
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California provides water to 26 agencies that supply major population centers such as Los Angeles and San Diego counties.
Hundreds of elephants and zebras die as Kenya weathers drought
A new report says hundreds of animals have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during East Africa's worst drought in decades.
Arizona town looks for solutions amid Western water crisis
The Rio Verde Foothills are becoming a symbol of the West's growing water crisis.
Inside hospitals where climate change-induced hunger is killing children
One doctor in Somalia's drought-wracked south said seeing children "dying in front of you daily" was giving him and his colleagues "nightmares."
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