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Severe Drought Explains Ground Level Rise in Western US
2014-08-22 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: The severe drought gripping the western United States in recent years is causing the region's ground level to literally rise up, according to a new study. The loss of groundwater has been so extreme that it lifted the West an average of one-sixth of an inch since 2013, according to the study, published in the journal Science. More than just browning lawns, the research shows that the lack of water is causing an "uplift" effect as Earth's tectonic plates shift. California's snow-starved mountains...
Drought in Western U.S. Has Caused Land to Rise, Researchers Say
2014-08-22 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The western U.S. has lost so much water during the ongoing severe drought that the land has sprung up by as much as 15 millimeters (0.6 inches), according to a study in the journal Science. Water at the surface of the earth typically weighs down the land, but the region has lost enough water that the tectonic plate underlying the western U.S. has undergone rapid uplift, much like an uncoiling spring, researchers explain. California's water deficit over the past 18 months has caused some of its mountain...
Bottling Water from Drought Stricken Areas
2014-08-21 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: The bottled water industry has grown exponentially the past few decades despite the fact tap water in the United States is generally safe. Never mind the fact bottled water producers have had more than their fair share of safety issues: bottled water has become accepted by consumers. While companies such as Nestlé insist they are taking responsibility for water stewardship and recycling, they also bottle their water at dubious sources, including those in drought stricken regions. In fact, much of...
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Drought in West is Literally Moving Mountains
2014-08-21 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Climate change is driving the Greenland Ice Sheet to melt, which is contributing to sea level rise. But imagine that the same amount of water melting from Greenland each year is being lost in California and the rest of the West because of the epic drought there. What happens? The land in the West begins to rise. In fact, some parts of California's mountains have been uplifted as much as 15 millimeters (about 0.6 inches) in the past 18 months because the massive amount of water lost in the drought...
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New Satellite Data Will Help Farmers Facing Drought
2014-08-21 11:33:14| rfglobalnet Home Page
About 60 percent of California is experiencing “exceptional drought,” the U.S. Drought Monitor’s most dire classification. The agency issued the same warning to Texas and the southeastern United States in 2012.
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