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The powerful system was seen "undergoing bombogenesis" off California's coast, the NWS office in Sacramento said, referring to its rapid intensification.

The Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers are central arms of California's water system.

The megadrought bedeviling the American West got even drier last year and is becoming the deepest dry spell in more than 1,200 years.

The destruction of four dams on the lower Klamath river will open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat. U.S. regulators approved the plan Thursday in a unanimous vote.

The charity Oxfam has issued a new report on hunger and climate change. In countries most severely affected, the number of people experiencing acute hunger has doubled in just 6 years.

More than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as the 1,450-mile powerhouse of the West flows through the region’s dams, reservoirs and open-air canals.

Since the civil war began in 2011, Syria's northern region has been beset by crisis after crisis. Monday's devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake was "the last thing people need," one aid worker said.

State energy officials say threats from drought, extreme heat and wildfires are creating challenges for energy reliability.

A hot, dry summer has meant the water level on the Rhine River, Western Europe's most important waterway, is at a record low, making it too shallow for many ships to pass.

New cuts will build on last year’s reductions — which all but eliminated some central Arizona farmers’ Colorado River water supply and, to a much lesser extent, reduced Nevada and Mexico’s share.