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In Restaurants, Habits Make the Difference in Water Conservation
Often saddled with frequent staff turnover and deeply ingrained kitchen practices, restaurants and bars have a lot more to think about than plumbing.
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Aleppo’s Little Architect: Imagining a Brighter Future for Syria
Fourteen-year-old Muhammad Qteish spends weeks in his room in Syria’s war-torn city of Aleppo, gluing together small pieces of colored paper. Known around town as “the little architect,” Muhammad has spent months creating the new Aleppo, the Aleppo he hopes to help build once all the fighting is over.
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Weather Update: Dry Conditions Ahead
Despite the influence of the El Niño weather phenomenon, California can expect below-normal rainfall over the next two weeks.
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Without Committed Air Support, Kurdish Forces Cannot go on the Offensive Against ISIS
If the international community truly wants the YPG to succeed, they need to steadily supply them with air support, argues Mecid Mohamed. This would allow Kurdish forces to pursue the same type of offensive strategy in Hasaka that they did with great success in Tel Abyad and Tel Timr earlier this year, where they defeated ISIS in less than two months.
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Drought Pro: Go Ahead and Wash Your Car — Without Water
You don’t have to keep your car dirty just because there’s a drought on. It’s possible to keep a clean car without using any water at all.
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Repurposed Weddings Emerge From the Ashes of the Syrian Conflict
Instead of hosting traditional weddings, many young Syrians, both inside and outside the country, are using the occasion to help out their fellow countrymen.
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New San Joaquin River Dam Dominates Meeting On Water Storage Solutions
FRESNO BEE: Commission sought to update rules for the water storage spending, but some people only wanted to discuss Temperance Flat Dam.
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My Syrian Diary Part 44
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which she hopes to use to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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By the Numbers: A Drought Update
A look at status changes in a number of important criteria that track California’s ongoing drought.
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Do-It-Yourself Alternative Energy in Besieged al-Ghouta
Syria Deeply speaks with a medical equipment engineer and member of the Union of Free Syria Doctors in besieged eastern al-Ghouta to discuss the creative methods residents are using to overcome the blockade.
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Beavers: A Potential Missing Link in California’s Water Future
The industrious rodents can offer a range of benefits for California water supplies and habitats. But they’re still officially considered a pest.
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Back to School in Aleppo’s Basements
As students return to classes this month in the rebel-held areas of Aleppo, they won’t be heading back to the classrooms they left last year. Instead, they’ll be receiving lessons in basements and other “secure areas” across the devastated city.
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Drought Pro: Stop Showering Every Day
Showering every day can be bad for your skin and may even make you sick. Instead, skip a day and save a little water in the bargain.
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My Syrian Diary Part 43
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which she hopes to use to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Illegal Degrees for Legal Emigration
Hundreds of Syrian university degrees are reportedly being forged on a daily basis, putting the reputation of Syrian academics at serious risk. But counterfeiters say their only concern is to help their countrymen find a “safe way out”.
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War Widows: Caught Between Unbearable Losses and Daily Challenges
Thousands of widowed Syrian women face poverty as well as grief. Unable to work, and with no income of their own, they often endure strict control from their remaining family. For some, life is so difficult that they make the heartbreaking decision to remarry in a desperate attempt to find financial stability.
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Big Rate Increases Ahead at Many Water Agencies as Financial Pressures Grow
Drought adds to the pressures of aging pipes and slow growth, yet many agencies still intend to put off rate increases to appease customers.
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New Front in the Battle Over Mt. Shasta’s ‘Sacred’ Spring Water
A forthcoming study of Crystal Geyser’s project to open a new water bottling operation is an important step. But critics fear it won’t go far enough.
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San Diego Floats Surprising Question: Must We Really Keep Saving Water?
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: In the view of local water agencies, the state doesn’t have the power to indefinitely mandate water conservation.
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My Syrian Diary Part 42
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which she hopes to use to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Delta Water Tunnel Project Revised Again, But Concerns Linger
Two massive tunnels proposed under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta could help ease future droughts, but some say the risks are too great.
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‘A Huge Hole in Our Lives’
Three years after her father’s disappearance, 24-year-old Raneem Ma’touq tells Syria Deeply her family’s story.
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Under Russian Bombs, Syrians Speak Out
As Russian fighter jets carried out their second straight day of air raids, Syria Deeply spoke to people on the ground about their reactions to Moscow’s military intervention.
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Water Conservation Down Slightly in August, but Progress Continues
Californians reduced their water consumption 27 percent in August. That’s down from July but the third straight month above 25 percent.
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U.N. General Assembly: Syrian Analyses
To give you an overview of the commentary surrounding the 70th U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, an annual summit of global leaders that will bring particular focus to the ongoing crisis in Syria, we’ve organized a breakdown of some of the best analysis pieces across the internet.
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My Syrian Diary Part 41
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which she hopes to use to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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U.N. General Assembly: Syrian Analyses
To give you an overview of the commentary surrounding the 70th U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, an annual summit of global leaders that will bring particular focus to the ongoing crisis in Syria, we’ve organized a breakdown of some of the best analysis pieces across the internet.
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In East Porterville, Drought Escalates Mental Health Issues
FRESNO BEE: “I don’t go outside. I don’t want to see what I’ve lost,” says East Porterville resident Aida Beltrán.
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U.N. General Assembly: Syrian News
To give you an overview of the breaking news surrounding the 70th U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, an annual summit of global leaders that will give particular focus to the ongoing crisis in Syria, we’ve organized an overview of today’s most important news stories.
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U.N. General Assembly: Syrian Analyses
To give you an overview of the commentary surrounding the 70th U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, an annual summit of global leaders that will bring particular focus to the ongoing crisis in Syria, we’ve organized a breakdown of some of the best analysis pieces across the internet.
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U.N. General Assembly: Syrian News
To give you an overview of the breaking news surrounding the 70th U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, an annual summit of global leaders that will give particular focus to the ongoing crisis in Syria, we’ve organized an overview of today’s most important news stories.
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Drip Irrigation: Not the Drought-Buster You Thought
Studies have shown that converting farms to drip irrigation doesn’t necessarily save water. But it does increase food production.
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My Syrian Diary Part 40
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which she hopes to use to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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The Fire that Wouldn’t Die: A Drought Nightmare Come True
FRESNO BEE: Blaze found unexpected ways of staying alive amid thick forest that hadn’t burned in a century.
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Death Continues to Rain from Above in Aleppo
Aleppo’s opposition-controlled areas suffered heavy casualties last week, following renewed attacks by the Syrian government’s air force.
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Two Major Water Agencies Consider Buying Delta Islands
SACRAMENTO BEE: Environmentalists say a “water grab” could result from the sale of the islands, and could also expedite a controversial water diversion project.
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From Syria to Europe: ‘I Decided to Swim’
Two Syrian refugees who attempted to swim part of the way to Europe told Syria Deeply why they made such a dangerous journey.
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Drought Slows Wildlife Reproduction on California’s Channel Islands
Numerous species on these isolated islands have delayed breeding activity, in some cases for years. It remain to be seen if this will affect their long-term survival.
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From Syria to Lebanon: Palestinians Stuck Between ‘Catastrophes’
Syria Deeply had the rare opportunity to speak to Palestinian refugees from Syria about becoming “double refugees” as they flee the violence there and seek security in Lebanon. At least 45,000 Palestinians have arrived in Lebanon from Syria since the civil war began, according to the U.N.
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My Syrian Diary Part 39
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which she hopes to use to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.