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Aerial view of ancient Maya city Chichen Itza

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US megadrought could upend life as we know it – just look to history

We don't know exactly how the current megadrought in south-western North America will end, but there are examples to learn from throughout history

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When water runs short, how do you get people to use their fair share?

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8 things you can do right now to cut back your water use

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An aerial view shows the brine pools and processing areas of the Soquimich (SQM) lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat, the world's second largest salt flat and the largest lithium deposit currently in production, with over a quarter of the world's known reserves, in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, January 10, 2013. SQM fertilizer company has fired its chief executive after it became embroiled in an election campaign financing scandal that has rocked the Chilean establishment, tainting business leaders and politicians with close links to the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Picture taken January 10, 2013. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT POLITICS) - GM1EB3I04EU01

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Drought, not lithium mining, is drying out Chile's largest salt flat

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An abandoned pomegranate orchard during a drought

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The US megadrought won't just end – it will change the land forever

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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO - AUGUST 15: An aerial view of a 'bathtub ring' of mineral deposits left by higher water levels at the drought-stricken Elephant Butte Reservoir on August 15, 2022 near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. New Mexico?s largest reservoir is currently at 3.8 percent of its total capacity in spite of recent monsoon rains in the state. According to officials, water levels at Elephant Butte have been below average since around 2019 and the lake has not been able to meet full levels of irrigation demand for several years. Experts say that in spite of the monsoon rains bringing temporary relief to parts of the Southwest, the climate change-fueled megadrought remains entrenched in the West. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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What is causing the megadroughts in North and South America?

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The New Melones Reservoir in California

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California has lost more groundwater than held in all its reservoirs

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Lake Powell

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Shocking images show scale of megadrought devastation in North America

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How much water do data centres use? Most tech companies won't say

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A car crosses Enterprise Bridge over Lake Oroville's dry banks, in Oroville, Calif.

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What is megadrought? How scientists define extreme water shortages

Megadroughts are exceptionally severe, long-lasting or widespread relative to normally occurring dry stretches

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Megadrought could become the new normal in the south-western US

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US megadrought is being made more intense by effects of climate change

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Ocean changes may trigger US megadrought

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US Southwest could be heading for a megadrought

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