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Desalination plants a pricey option if drought persists
2014-02-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chronicle: As the drought bakes its way toward a fourth year, the state has a string of secret weapons in the works that could supply millions of gallons of new drinking water and help stave off disaster: desalination plants. Seventeen plants are in planning stages along the coast to convert salt water from the ocean or bays, including one near Concord that would serve every major water agency in the Bay Area. That plant is tentatively targeted to open in 2020, but could be kick-started earlier in an...
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California Drought May Cause Higher Food Prices For All Americans
2014-02-15 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundit: Living in rural Fresno County these days means reading about the drought in the local newspaper every day, seeing reports about it on the local news and praying for rain. The Fresno area is smack dab in the middle of Californias fertile San Joaquin Valley. It is considered to be the "agriculture center of the world." Valley farmers supply many of the nations fruit and vegetables. The Valley is also home to cotton, dairy and cattle ranches. As California enters its third year of drought, farmers...
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Drought points to need climate fund: Obama
2014-02-15 11:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MarketWatch: President Barack Obama wants to use Californias current drought as an example of the need for a $1 billion climate resilience fund that would aid research and help communities find ways to handle climate change, reports said Saturday. Associated Press said Obama outlined the initiative as he announced more than $160 million in aid to Californias farms that are struggling to deal with the effects of the worst drought in more than a century. We have to be clear. A changing climate means...
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Drought in Brazil biggest disaster you've probably never heard of
2014-02-15 04:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: Northeastern Brazil's two-year drought is written in textures. The brittle puff of a desiccated cactus. The greasy leather of a cow carcasses' neck, still stretched out for a drink. And the hot hiss of rain, falling for the first time in two years on a parched bean field: too little, too late. The drought, Brazil's worst in decades, is a catastrophe. In economic terms, it was the fourth-worst natural disaster to hit the planet last year, costlier than even the western United States drought,...
President Obama releases drought plan ahead Valley visit
2014-02-14 08:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KFSN: Final preparations are underway for President Obama's Valley visit. Farmers and ranchers are anxious to hear what he has to say about California's historic drought. The administration's new drought plan was releases early Friday morning -- ahead of the president's first trip to Fresno. The plan promises money and resources to everyone impacted by drought. Mr. Obama's plan will expedite assistance. Items that usually take 6-8 months to process will be available in 60 days -- around April 15th....
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