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Monster Fracking Wells Guzzle Water Drought-Stricken Regions
2014-11-24 19:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The fracking industry likes to minimize the sectors bottomless thirst for often-scarce water resources, saying it takes about 2-4 million gallons of water to frack the average well, an amount the American Petroleum Institute describes as the equivalent of three to six Olympic swimming pools. Thats close to the figure cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well. But a new report released by Environmental Working Group (EWG) located 261 monster wells that consumed between...
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NASA Satellite Images Reveal Shocking Groundwater Loss in Drought-Stricken California
2014-10-03 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: NASA`s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) program has released a series of satellite images, taken in June 2002, June 2008 and June of this year, showing the stunning groundwater loss in California which is in its third year of record drought. "This trio of images depicts satellite observations of declining water storage in California as seen by NASA`s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites," says NASA. "Colors progressing from green to orange to red represent greater...
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Satellite study shows drought-stricken Colorado River Basin states depleting their groundwater
2014-07-24 21:30:42| Green Car Congress
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How Drought-Stricken California Can Do More With Less Water
2014-06-11 15:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A dangerous drought continues impacting California, but a new study shows that water managers and agricultural users haven`t done the state`s supply any favors. It also explains why it`s not to late. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pacific Institute, California uses 6 million acre-feet more water than its rivers and aquifers can sustainably provide. However, researchers found that a myriad of techniques could actually help California save 14 million acre-feet to fill...
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Drought-stricken California, court rules smelt fish get water
2014-03-14 22:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A California appeals court sided with environmentalists over growers on Thursday and upheld federal guidelines that limit water diversions to protect Delta smelt, in a battle over how the state will cope with its worst drought in a century. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court should not have overturned recommendations that the state reduce exports of water from north to south California. The plan leaves more water in the Sacramento Delta for the finger-sized fish and...
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