Read more drought stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/888/drought.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70592/tear-up-your-lawn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMatthew Fleischer has always hated lawns as wasteful and useless. But his hate is at a fevered pitch after reading about how the desire for lush green grass in literally draining states dry. America’s lawns and golf courses require about 200 gallons of water per citizen per day. We could...http://www.newser.com/story/70592/tear-up-your-lawn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 18:00:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68861/as-govt-bickers-drought-ravages-kenya.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile countries like Ethiopia and Somalia have been long associated with drought and famine, it's the robust safari destination of Kenya that's wasting away. Nearly 4 million Kenyans, 10% of the population, are desperate for food due to a lack of rainfall—some villages haven't seen rain in years, the...http://www.newser.com/story/68861/as-govt-bickers-drought-ravages-kenya.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 10:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68131/lets-start-paying-for-water-or-lose-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou may receive a water bill every month, but you’re not actually paying for water. You’re paying for the cost of service, and this free-rider problem is contributing to the worsening water crisis that threatens to dehydrate the US, author and law professor Robert Glennon argues in the Washington Post...http://www.newser.com/story/68131/lets-start-paying-for-water-or-lose-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 11:54:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67755/addictive-leaf-may-rob-yemen-of-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's no secret that Yemen loves khat—a leaf chewed to produce a mild, amphetamine-like effect. Nearly 90% of men and 25% of women indulge, and most families actually spend more on khat than food. The ramifications have been long chronicled, but Time points out a less obvious one emerging...http://www.newser.com/story/67755/addictive-leaf-may-rob-yemen-of-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 20:15:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67499/hay-rustlers-roam-wild-in-texas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Texas caught in the midst of a brutal drought, a new crime is on the rise: hay rustling. Hay has been disappearing from farms, depriving cattle of much-needed nourishment, the Wall Street Journal reports. Stolen hay reports remain sporadic—the Journal catches up with one farmer who lost 1,...http://www.newser.com/story/67499/hay-rustlers-roam-wild-in-texas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 13:02:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64323/drying-euphrates-cripples-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqis are suffering as the Euphrates river dwindles, a result of Turkish and Syrian dams upstream, a 2-year drought, and Iraqi’s own mismanagement of its water supply, the New York Times reports. Farmers and fishermen have been ruined and key grain-growing land desiccated. “The old men say it’s the worst...http://www.newser.com/story/64323/drying-euphrates-cripples-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 8:53:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55828/drought-turns-off-tap-in-mexico-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA record drought forced officials to turn off the major water pipeline providing fresh water to Mexico City, reports the BBC. The shutoff was scheduled to last 36 hours and affects 5 million residents. Emergency water trucks were supplying hard-hit citizens, but Easter weekend was chosen when many people leave...http://www.newser.com/story/55828/drought-turns-off-tap-in-mexico-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 3:52:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55750/battered-australia-a-preview-of-climate-devastation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPummeled by drought, wildfires, and heat, Australia may be offering the world a preview of what’s to come as the planet warms, experts say. “Australia is the harbinger of change,” says a paleontologist. Many say climate change has already taken a human toll in the 173 killed by wildfires and...http://www.newser.com/story/55750/battered-australia-a-preview-of-climate-devastation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 9:29:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53058/after-record-us-drought-bleak-summer-looms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first two months of this year have been the driest on record in the US, foreshadowing a summer of poor crops and brutal wildfires. Texas farmers have delayed planting corn and cotton, while cattle ranchers have sold off cows they can no longer feed. “It might take me 10...http://www.newser.com/story/53058/after-record-us-drought-bleak-summer-looms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 16:35:01 CDT