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Heavy rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage into area waterways
2014-08-12 14:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Detroit Free Press: Mondays rains overwhelmed sewer systems across metro Detroit, forcing millions of gallons of untreated and partially treated sewage into rivers and lakes. As far as the significance of the volumes, this is incredible, said Laura Verona of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. We estimate that this was a 350-year event. Macomb County alone logged more than 1 billion gallons in overflows from storm-retention basins and sewers countywide, according to data posted on its website....
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Rain-fed farms common, but India unique in letting bad rains wreak economic havoc
2014-07-20 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: Last weeks rains helped dispel some of the gathering economic clouds?. Though the storm has yet not passed, there is a collective sigh of relief, because poor rains would have meant higher inflation, lower GDP, commodity price swings and widespread human misery among Indias vast number of farmers and farm hands. India might nurse delusions of becoming an economic superpower, but monsoons are still the final arbiter of our GDP. With all the progress in technology and weather forecasting in the...
El Nino may not bring needed rains parched California
2014-07-18 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's drought - its worst in decades - is likely to hold steady through the summer months and may not ease in the fall even with an anticipated El Nino weather pattern, a federal drought expert said on Friday. Extreme drought conditions have enveloped California - the most populous U.S. state and an important agricultural center - since the beginning of the year. The conditions have left more than 80 percent of the state in parched conditions defined as "extreme" as of this week, up...
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India: Monsoon rains sharply lower average
2014-07-10 19:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Monsoon rainfall was 41 percent below average for the week ended July 9, the weather office said on its website on Thursday, the fifth straight week of poor rains after a late start to the season. A poor monsoon season cuts exports, stokes food inflation and leads to lower demand for industries ranging from cars to consumer goods, while even a slow start can delay exports of some crops and increase the need for imports. Rainfall was 53 percent below average in the previous week as the first...
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Manure storage challenges after historic rains
2014-07-09 20:51:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: University of Minnesota Extension Heavy rains can tax the storage capacity of manure pits and basins, and producers may need to intervene. read more
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