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Showtime Brings Realities of Texas Drought Home to Millions
2014-04-11 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EDF: It may seem like only yesterday that Texans were asked to conserve water after another scorching summer, but in reality it was four, dry years ago. The drought, which began in 2010 after La Nia altered sea level temperatures in the Pacific, continues to persist in the Lone Star State and promises to surpass the states record-setting multi-year drought from the 1950s. Ranchers have been forced to sell off cattle, town water supplies continue to go dry, and power plants struggle to provide a reliable...
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Drought Measures, Milk Quotas on EU Ag Committee Agenda
2014-04-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - On the agenda for the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting are weather-related crop difficulties in Cyprus and Latvia as well as legal aspects to the end of milk quotas.
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Californias drought plan will screw the environment
2014-04-10 18:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: California has a radical plan for managing its rivers and reservoirs as drought grips the Golden State for the third consecutive year. It could help the state cling to water that would normally flush through rivers and into the Pacific Ocean at the expense of wildlife and fishing folk who rely on the health of those rivers. The seven-and-a-half-month plan, developed in consultation with federal officials, doesnt increase the amount of water that will be delivered to customers, but it makes major...
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Why California's drought isn't going anywhere
2014-04-09 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSN: Week after week, the drabs of good news have been as rare as the rain. And that wont change anytime soon. California is in the midst of a crushing severe multi-year drought brought on by cumulative winters with a dearth of replenishing rains and snows and an ever-growing population. Climate patterns may be in the early stages of aligning to quench the states thirst, but if that happens and there are no guarantees it wont happen until after the dry season ends, a long six months or more to...
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California Snowpack Measure Could Reveal Future of Drought
2014-03-31 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Surveyors will ski into the Sierra Nevada mountains Tuesday to perform what has become an anxiously watched rite of spring in drought-stricken California: measuring snow to determine how much water will flow to the state this year. A critical measure of a precious resource, April's survey will influence whether the state's water officials declare that the drought is easing or that it persists. At stake is the fate of summer water deliveries to farms and cities. elated: "Could California's Drought...
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