It's only natural that thirsty parts of North Dakota continue to eye the Missouri River -- which holds 96 percent of the state's surface water -- as a big spigot. But moving that water to the growing ...

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...

The world’s water cycle is out of balance ”for the first time in human history,” according to a new report. The Global Commission on the Economics of Water, which is made up of global experts, ...