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Drought hits Central America crops, cattle
2014-08-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The last raindrop fell three months ago, forcing Carlos Roman to take his cattle further and further away to find water and keep them alive in Nicaragua's northeastern farmlands. Nicaragua and the rest of Central America has been hit by a major drought that has killed thousands of cattle, dried up crops and forced cities to ration electricity. Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala have declared emergencies in the worst affected areas to speed up aid delivery. El Salvador and Nicaragua have opened...
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China: Drought could end 11 years of harvest growth
2014-08-09 14:41:26| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
China Daily: A severe drought in China's major crop-producing regions threatens to end 11 consecutive years of annual growth in the country's harvest. The drought, affecting 4 million hectares of farmland, has cut the agricultural water supply in provinces including Henan, Hubei, Shandong and Liaoning, and shows no sign of abating. It coincides with one of the most critical periods of cultivation, according to agricultural experts. Crops on more than 560,000 hectares of farmland have been reduced, according...
Bone on bone in the Colorado River: energy in times of drought
2014-08-08 23:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: Colorado water leaders used a curious approach last week in announcing a new water conservation program involving the Colorado River. They talked about electricity and the effect of spiking prices on corn farmers in eastern Colorado, ski area operators on the Western Slope, and cities along the Front Range. The scenario? A Lake Powell receding to what is called a minimum power pool, leaving too little water to generate electricity. Glen Canyon Dam, which creates the reservoir, is responsible for...
Wildfires & Drought Shape California's Ecology
2014-08-08 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: California is no stranger to drought - the state is in the middle of its third utterly rainless year. And this lack of water and arid air creates the perfect scenario for wildfires, which have recently wreaked havoc across the state. Researchers have found that wildfires and drought combined shape the ecology of California, both past and future. Lead author and ecologist John Keeley says understanding historical fire trends is important during fire discussions so that people realize they are talking...
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California drought: recycling waste water to replenish ground reserves
2014-08-07 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Orange County's waste water facility is the world's biggest treatment plant, pumping 70m gallons of water a day to recharge groundwater levels. Now the state which is in the midst of a historic drought is expanding the plant. The $140m expansion will recycle 100m gallons of water a day and provide water to an additional 250,000 residents in the state. Suzanne Goldenberg visits the Fountain Valley plant and takes a sip of the treated water
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