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COT GIREK, Indonesia — Nestled between a vast palm oil plantation and the Sumatran rainforest is Alue Buloh, a hamlet in Cot Girek village, North Aceh district. To reach it, one must hike several kilometers down a mud and gravel road lined by land clearings and abandoned huts. The residents of Alue Buloh seem to […]

COT GIREK, Indonesia — Saleh Kadri, a young farmer from Leubok Pusaka village in North Aceh district, was on his way to his plantation when he spotted eight elephants on the riverbank. From his canoe, he recorded a video with his phone. The animals looked stunned. One seemed to be staring at Saleh’s moving canoe, […]

Are complaints on water spillage a sign of people flouting water rules or increased public awareness of the drought?

Effective Wednesday, outdoor watering is restricted to two days per week with watering permitted at odd-numbered street addresses on Mondays and Fridays, and at even-numbered addresses on Thursdays and Sundays. All watering will have to be done in the evening or early morning, with no watering permitted outdoors between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

California residents are being asked to step up and do more when it comes to saving water, as the drought continues and the state runs dry. Here's what to know

Watering restrictions throughout Southern California go into effect Wednesday, June 1.

People in the city of Los Angeles will be limited to two-day per week outdoor watering schedules starting Wednesday based on street addresses as part of an effort to conserve water amid a historic drought.

The restrictions, approved by a 13-0 vote, are more lenient than the one-day limit ordered earlier by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for areas that are dependent on water from the State Water Project.

Gov. Gavin Newsom renewed his calls for strict water conservation measures across California in a meeting Monday with the state's largest urban water suppliers -- warning that if local efforts don't save enough water, the state will have to enact mandatory restrictions.

Two-day-per-week outdoor watering restrictions are set to begin June 1 in Los Angeles. Here's why trees are among the exceptions to the rules.