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mega-drought
Coverage of mega-drought in the Nexus archive.
- Colorado River Water Cuts Could Impact Pasadena
New rules for the Colorado River may require Arizona, California, and Nevada to reduce water use by a fifth over the next two years, with steeper cuts after 2028 to address a severe mega-drought. The river supplies water to nearly 40 million people across seven states, including Pasadena in Southern California.
- ‘What you see here is a wetland without water’: how the datacentre boom is exacerbating Chile’s mega-drought
Chile's push to become Latin America's technology hub is intensifying a mega-drought, with datacentres linked to the drying of the Quilicura wetland. Local activist Rodrigo Vallejos and environmental group Resistencia Socioambiental de Quilicura highlight the ecological impact.