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Back to Life,ry river channel. A certain buzz filled the air. The kids growing up here had never even seen the river that had given their town part of its name. But in just a couple of hours, the Colorado River would arrive.

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Put Watersheds to Work,to leave. Some had gone without tap water for days at a time; many endured half-day stints of dry taps. Resorts next to dried-out reservoirs were forced to lay off staff and shut their doors. Economists warned that the drought could shave as much as 2 percent from the nation’s GDP.

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Make Room for Floods,ng flood and advises him to build a ship to save himself, his family, and the seeds of all living things. Even as many cultures celebrate water through sacred rituals as the source of life, water engenders fear in its capacity to rise up and destroy. Water gives, but it can also take away.

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Book 2017Latest editionng the Mississippi River, farmers are planting cover crops to reduce polluted runoff while improving their yields. In China, “sponge cities” are capturing rainwater to curb urban flooding and boost water supplies.