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(March 8, 2009, David Curran, The San Francisco Chronicle)
I experienced the Bay Area droughts of the 1970s. I vaguely recall taking navy showers and reciting, “If it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down.” And I remember the dry times of the late 1980s when I was always in short sleeves and [...]

(Jan. 17, 2009, Portland Water Bureau)
The island nation of Fiji is in desperate need of clean drinking water after severe flooding left 11 dead and 9,000 people in evacuation centers. The flooding was caused by torrential rain and was the worst the country has seen in 40 years.
Fiji’s interim government has asked for international assistance.
Fiji’s Permanent [...]