Drought reveals steamboat that sank in Missouri River more than 100 years ago
The North Alabama steamboat was bringing whiskey, flour and supplies to Montana when it sank in 1870.
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Mississippi water crisis hits fourth day
In Jackson, Mississippi, authorities are struggling to get the city's water treatment plant back online. The humanitarian crisis for nearly 200,000 residents is in its fourth day and has left residents asking how an American city can be without clean water in 2022. Elise Preston reports.
Beavers used to make land drought-resistant
Jonathan Vigliotti sets out to see firsthand how scientists in California and Utah are using beavers to help create landscapes resistant to drought and fires.
Water emergency declared in Mississippi capital
A state of emergency has been declared for Jackson, Mississippi, due to the growing water crisis in the state capital. Residents are without safe drinking water and virtually no running water after recent storms damaged the city's water treatment plant. Janet Shamlian reports.
4 million L.A. County residents asked to halt outdoor watering for 15 days
A pipeline that brings Colorado River water to Southern California will undergo emergency repairs next month.
Europe faces wildfires, drought, record heat
Record temperatures in Europe are leading to unprecedented droughts and wildfires across the continent. Ian Lee has more.
California to install solar panels over canals to fight drought, a first in the U.S.
California will be the first state in the nation to install solar panel canopies over canals to combat drought and climate change.
Record-breaking drought in China
A large part of China has been enduring a record-breaking heat wave over the past two months in addition to record-low rainfall. The lack of water could worsen economic growth in the country, where nearly 20% of electricity comes from hydropower. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Remains found at Lake Mead identified as man missing since 2002
Human remains have been discovered multiple times in parts of Lake Mead this summer.
Dinosaur tracks uncovered in Texas
Dinosaur tracks have been exposed after a severe drought in Texas dried up a river in Dinosaur Valley State Park. Under normal conditions, the tracks are hidden beneath the river and filled with sediment, which actually helped preserve them.
Dinosaur tracks discovered in Texas
Never-before-seen dinosaur tracks were discovered in a dried-up riverbed in North Central Texas last week. Once the extreme drought subsides, though, Texas Parks and Wildlife said the tracks will likely be buried again by the river.
Europe's drought is likely the worst in 500 years, officials say
Extreme heat and a lack of precipitation have plagued Europe for months, causing rivers to shrivel up, crops to die and wildfires to scorch people's homes.
Federal government orders Arizona to cut water
The federal government will impose new restrictions on the amount of water Arizona and Nevada can take from the Colorado River. CBS News' Tony Dokoupil and Lana Zak speak with Waylon Wuertz, owner of Wuertz Gourd Farm, about how the water restrictions are affecting his business.
Dozens of sunken WWII ships resurface in drought-stricken river
Photos from a stretch of the river near Prahovo, Serbia, show enormous vessels, some of which contain explosives, protruding from the water.
Colorado River allocation cut due to drought
The megadrought in the western U.S. has caused a severe water shortage in the Colorado River. Arizona and Nevada have been issued restrictions on their water usage. The Arizona Republic's Debra Utacia Krol joins CBS News with more on the extreme conditions.
More human remains found at Lake Mead as water levels hit historic lows
The latest discovery marked the fifth time authorities discovered skeletal remains in the reservoir, which is drying up amid an ongoing drought.
Megadrought drains Lake Powell
Environmentalists have long cursed the day Glen Canyon was dammed and the Lake Powell reservoir was formed by flooding the landscape behind it. Thanks to alarmingly low water levels and a two-decade-long drought, that landscape now seems to be returning to its natural state not seen for more than half a century. Ben Tracy reports.
Historic shortage forces new water cuts in Southwest
The federal government announced that Arizona and Nevada will get less water from the Colorado River amid a severe drought. Ben Tracy takes a look.
Colorado River Basin plans for a drier future
Seven states and 30 Native American tribes lying in the Colorado River Basin prepare to make hard choices as water levels plummet. Bill Whitaker reports.
California governor announces aggressive plan to boost water supply
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California is expected to lose 10% of its water supply by 2040.
Devastating wildfires are burning in France
With record heat turning brush and farmland into a tinderbox across much of Europe, wildfires are tearing across France, Spain and Portugal. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports.
Europe faces heat wave, wildfires, extreme drought
Europe is on track for one of the worst droughts in centuries as it combats raging wildfires. Roxana Saberi has more.
England just had its driest July in almost 90 years
Much of Europe is sweltering under historic heat waves and parched conditions hitting everything from agriculture to transport.
U.K. so hot and dry, the source of the River Thames has dried up
"Hopefully downstream we will find the Thames, but at the moment, it's gone," said one tourist who had come, hoping to see the origin of the iconic English river.
World War II bomb found in drought-stricken Italian river
The River Po has been running dry as it faces its worst drought in 70 years.
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