{
  "id": 6144676,
  "title": "New digital tool shows exactly where California's water goes—and how climate change might disrupt it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/new-digital-tool-shows-exactly-where-californias-water-goes-and-how",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-07T14:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-digital-tool-california-climate-disrupt.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Water has always been one of California's most contested resources. For more than a century, battles have raged over how much of the state's water should be diverted to farmland, pumped into cities or used to conserve aquatic ecosystems—and at times, these clashes have even led to violence. The state's water system consists of a dizzying array of reservoirs, rivers, dams and aqueducts, making it…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}