Warming Could Push India Toward a Groundwater Crisis

The News The warming climate could drive India to use up its groundwater much more rapidly in the coming decades, according to projections published Friday in the journal Science Advances. India already pumps up more underground water than any other country, largely to irrigate staple crops like wheat, rice and maize. But hotter temperatures are…

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Kaiser Permanente Health Workers Near End of Strike

Kaiser Permanente health care workers were finishing a three-day strike on Friday, and were expected to return to work early Saturday morning without a new contract. No new negotiation sessions were scheduled until Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 13. Union officials warned another walkout was possible. The two sides had not yet come to…

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