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Water, Water Everywhere? Not Any More
A Western problem is moving East, with drought now afflicting one-third of the United States. But Mother Nature's only part of the reason that water shortages are increasingly common. Also, a 2500 acres along California's Lake Tahoe are up in flames, and two captives heard from in Gaza.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenA Western problem is moving East, with drought now afflicting one-third of the United States. But Mother Nature's only part of the reason that water shortages are increasingly common. We hear what inefficient use of water has to do with it. Are new restrictions and higher prices part of the future? Also, a 2500-acre wildfire strikes California's Lake Tahoe and, on Reporter's Notebook, messages on the Internet from an Israeli soldier and a British journalist kidnapped in Gaza.
Woolly Hollow State Park photo courtesy of John Lewis, National Weather Service, Little Rock, Arkansas
In this episode
3 storiesFire Raging in South Lake Tahoe
The State of California has declared a state of emergency for El Dorado County where 240 structures have been destroyed, including 160 homes. Hundreds more are threatened by a wildfire that's burning on 2500 acres of dry forest near South Lake Tahoe.
Read the story6 minPermanent Drought and Water Efficiency
The dried-out forests of South Lake Tahoe are ablaze today with hundreds of homes destroyed and hundreds more in danger.
Read the story34 minHamas Website Posts Audio/Video of Palestinian Captives
One year ago, Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was snatched by gunmen who had tunneled across the border from Gaza to Israel. BBC journalist Alan Johnson was kidnapped in March. Both have now been heard from on the Internet. In an audio message posted today and verified by his father, Shalit says his health is deteriorating and that…
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