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How do we accurately forecast the amount of water that will be available any given year? It's not easy. But some Colorado scientists think they're onto a possible solution — inspired by Pokemon.

He'd never drawn before. Then he was asked to depict the Colombian rain forest he knew so well. Naturalists cherish the ink-and-watercolor works of Abel Rodriguez. And so do art lovers.

The Colorado River Basin, which supplies irrigation and groundwater for most of the West, is drying up faster than expected. Part of the problem is a drought-driven over-reliance on groundwater.

Final preparations are being made before the Broadway Bridge between Little Rock and North Little Rock closes Wednesday. It will then be demolished,...

The water starved region of Central Asia is facing another threat to its beleaguered water supply -- the construction of a massive canal by the Taliban across the border in Afghanistan.

Hamburg, Iowa, got through the last big flood on the Missouri River years ago by adding to the top of the levy. But federal officials ordered it removed and the town flooded last week.

As the Arkansas River rose, several feet of water inundated Moffett School's library, destroying most of the book collection. Now, several locations in…

Water has been restored to Harbin in northeast China, five days after a chemical plant accident polluted a river that runs past the city toward Russia. The toxic slick is expected to reach the Russian city of Khabarovsk in about two weeks.

Cloud Cult's uplifting indie-rock raised spirits on the corner of 7th and Red River in Austin, Texas, at the South by Southwest Music Festival. Accompanied by strings and a trombone, the band plays "Everybody Here is a Cloud" at The Current's outdoor showcase.

Most of America's millions of old computers are shipped to Asia, where rural villagers strip and sell the scrap metal and plastic. The leftover waste -- often toxic -- is piled up around houses and rivers. Environmentalists are crying foul. For Weekend All Things Considered, NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. (5:15)