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Drought Pushing California’s Last Coastal Salmon to the Brink
Water demand and land development could mean the end of an iconic species, even in wealthy and liberal Marin County.
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City of Clovis Water Waste Fines Reach Nearly $500,000
FRESNO BEE: Second-time offenders lead to a surge in penalties; Clovis residents must cut water use by 36 percent to avoid fines.
- Religious & Ethnic Groups
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Will Syria’s Druze Join Uprising After Assassination of Influential Sheikh?
Syria Deeply spoke to Druze in Sweida about the struggle to remain neutral following the death of one of their religious leaders. Still reeling from an attack by Jabhat al-Nusra earlier this summer, many are hesitant to join the uprising.
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Irrigation District Explores Remaking Entire Water System
MODESTO BEE: The $325 million plan would save water through more precise irrigation; cost to be covered by outside water buyers.
- Displacement
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Europe Bound: Syrian Refugees’ Hopes and Hardships
Syria Deeply spoke to Syrians as refugees flee the ongoing civil war in droves with the hope of gaining asylum in Europe. Often paying smugglers their life savings, the refugees risk their lives along the way.
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Mapping the Drought: A Surprising Mix of Art and Science
The federal government’s weekly map of drought severity is an important tool to track the crisis, and an unexpectedly hands-on exercise.
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Syria’s Wheat Fields Ablaze as Fighting Spreads
Fighting has caused Syrian wheat farmers to lose thousands of acres of crops. Nonetheless, this year’s wheat harvest is produce nearly twice as much as last year.
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My Syrian Diary: Part 38
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. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
- Religious & Ethnic Groups
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- The Conversation
Syria’s Assyrian Christians: ‘Victims of This War’
Suwar Magazine spoke to Suleiman Yousef, an Assyrian Christian and researcher who specializes in Syria’s minorities, about the local Assyrian community and the challenges it faces as hard-line Islamist groups gain more traction in the country.
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Small Towns with Big Food Processors Struggle to Conserve Water
FRESNO BEE: Large industrial water users take steps to cut water use as cities seek exemption from state drought rules.
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Endless Agony: Syria’s ‘Disappeared’ People
Syria Deeply met with the families of missing Syrians whose fates remain unknown. While at least 240,000 people have been killed during the civil war, tens of thousands of others have simply been “disappeared”.
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California Farm Income Grew in 2014 Despite Drought
SACRAMENTO BEE: Gross income climbs as farm economy proves resilient, but net revenue falls due to higher costs for water, production.
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10 Questions: Susana De Anda, co-founder of the Community Water Center
She started by knocking on doors 10 years ago, and now De Anda helps low-income residents fight for water and their own health in the San Joaquin Valley.
- Displacement
- Religious & Ethnic Groups
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Lebanon’s Palestinian Camps Shelter Displaced Syrians
Syria Deeply met with Palestinian refugees from Syria displaced to difficult conditions in Lebanese camps. More than 45,000 Palestinian refugees have been displaced from their camps in Syria to neighboring Lebanon.
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‘Death Is Part of Our Daily Lives’: Yarmouk Typhoid Outbreak Spreads
The latest catastrophe to hit the Damascus-area Yarmouk camp is an ongoing outbreak of typhoid. Besieged by the government for years and invaded by ISIS in April, Yarmouk’s Palestinian refugees struggle for a way out.
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My Syrian Diary: Part 37
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. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
- Civil Society
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Syrian Chef Finds Unlikely Fame and Love in Gaza
Syria Deeply met with Wareef Kaseem Hamdeo, a chef from Aleppo who moved to the Gaza Strip and became a local celebrity after opening a Syrian restaurant.
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Drought Puts California Water Rights in Crosshairs for Reform
Some experts believe California’s antiquated regulation of water rights is ripe for reform; farmers worry it would come at their expense.
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Battle Fatigue Leads Many Rebels to Drop Arms
Suwar Magazine met with fighters who defected from opposition groups after becoming concerned about Syria’s future. Though many of them hold their anti-Assad convictions, they put down their arms and left the fight.
- Human Rights
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Chemical Weapons ‘Opening Door to Hell’ in Syria: MSF
Syria Deeply spoke to Doctors Without Borders about allegations of chemical weapons use against civilians in areas across Syria since the uprising began in March 2011. In recent months, at least 11 hospitals in Aleppo have been bombed by government forces.
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A Lot to Learn: California Falls Behind in Water Management
The Golden State leads the world in technology, but is hardly a model in handling its own water resources.
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ISIS Fighters Impose Lashings: Stories from Deir Ezzor
Suwar Magazine examines the Islamic State’s brutal treatment of women in areas under its control across Syria, including Deir Ezzor.
- Displacement
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Syrians Risk ‘Disappearing’ While Applying for ‘Amnesty’
President Assad’s declarations of amnesty have led to the arrest and detainment of many who accepted the offer, say activists and relatives of those now considered missing.
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In Future Droughts, Big Storms Decide California’s Fate
Climate change is expected to make California more dependent on extreme “atmospheric river” storm events, scientists say.
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Aleppo Residents Divided Over Switch to Turkish Lira
Syria Deeply spoke to residents of Aleppo, the besieged rebel-controlled community that recently abandoned Syrian currency in favor of the Turkish lira. While some were supportive of the measure, others worried that it may open Syria up to “economic occupation.”.
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Syrian Soldiers Desert Their Military Posts
Suwar Magazine spoke to former soldiers who defected from the Syrian army.
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Unusual Delta Algae Eruption Worries Scientists
Potentially toxic particles spread for miles across a critical California estuary in an algae bloom possibly triggered by drought.
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The YPG’s Foreign Fighters: ‘Western Face on a Foreign Problem’
Syria Deeply had the rare opportunity to speak to foreign volunteer fighters in the People’s Protection Units, the main Kurdish group fighting ISIS and other Islamist groups in Syria.
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My Syrian Diary – Part 36
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. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Leadership Gap Hinders Federal Drought Aid
MERCED SUN-STAR: Obama’s water policy team is short-handed at the top; Congress seems unable to escape partisan whirlpool.
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Syrian Government Attacks on Douma ‘Beyond Tragic’
Syria Deeply spoke to residents of Douma, a Damascus-area town that has been attacked by government forces three times in the last week. Airstrikes have killed hundreds of civilians, including children, in this already besieged community, leading a local council to declare the area a “disaster zone”.
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Taking Conservation to Court
The city of Riverside is suing the state to avoid a steep water conservation requirement. What message does this send to its residents?
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Syria’s Druze ‘Not Part of This War’
Syria Deeply had the rare opportunity to speak to Druze – who find it increasingly difficult to maintain neutrality in the ongoing civil war – in the city of Sweida. Despite disputes within the community about whether to take a position, Syrian Druze are united in their concern about their future in the country.
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The Barge That Saved Folsom: Emergency Pumps Will Tap Shrinking Reservoir
SACRAMENTO BEE: Officials hope they won’t need it, but this $3.5 million project could be a last resort for 60,000 people.
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My Syrian Diary Part 35
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. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
- Human Rights
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‘We Are Trying to Cope’: Aleppo Still Enduring Heatwave
Syria Deeply spoke to Aleppo residents as they struggle to cope with the ongoing heatwave engulfing parts of Syria and the region.
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Activist Displays 50,000 Photos of Syrian Victims in Front of the White House
Activist Tamer Turkmani spoke to Syria Deeply about his efforts to raise awareness about suffering in Syria.
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Nusra and ISIS Targeting, Assassinating Local Palestinian Leaders in Yarmouk
Syria Deeply spoke to the Jafra Foundation about the civil war’s overlooked impact on Palestinian refugees in Syria.
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Reckoning With Responsibility in Dry Times: A Personal Water Story
Bay Area Monitor: We have a duty to keep a close eye on our water use, even in places that are relatively well supplied – like Fairfield.
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Does Landscaping Deserve its Bad Rap as a Water Waster?
FRESNO BEE: Fines, shaming and brown lawns are getting headlines in California. But there’s good reason to keep landscape alive, horticulturists say.