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Beneath California Crops, Groundwater Crisis Grows

2015-04-06 08:06:25| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Even as the worst drought in decades ravages California, and its cities face mandatory cuts in water use, millions of pounds of thirsty crops like oranges, tomatoes and almonds continue to stream out of the state and onto the nations grocery shelves. But the way that California farmers have pulled off that feat is a case study in the unwise use of natural resources, many experts say. Farmers are drilling wells at a feverish pace and pumping billions of gallons of water from the ground, depleting...

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Underwater Drones Map Algae Beneath Antarctic Ice

2015-01-19 21:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Live Science: Although the surface of Antarctica is almost completely white, a field of green and brown algae clings to the underside of the sea ice around the frozen continent. Previously, this underwater forest of algae was accessible only to marine creatures or specially trained divers. But now, researchers are using pioneering drones to scout out and map the miles of algae mats. The Antarctic algae begin growing in early spring and rely on the small amount of sunlight that penetrates the ice to survive....

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Crossrail: Tunnelling beneath London

2014-12-20 02:45:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Beneath London's streets work on Crossrail is carrying on apace

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Antwerp Frieight Tunnel Has Twin Bore Beneath the River Scheldt

2014-12-16 21:06:26| ENR.com: Headline News

Although Belgium has more than 1,000 kilometers of railroad tracks, Europes second largest port in Antwerp moves only 8% of its throughput by rail. To help increase train use, the countrys railroad infrastructure manager Infrabel N.V. has just completed the nations longest freight tunnel linking the ports two halves on either side of the River Scheldt.

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