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Drought puts Austin-area lakes near record lows
2014-01-17 20:17:24| Energy - Topix.net
The two key Colorado River lakes near Austin began the year at their second-lowest levels since their dams were built in the 1940s.
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California governor declares drought puts residents in 'extreme peril
2014-01-17 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Governor Jerry Brown formally proclaimed California in a drought Friday, saying the state is in the midst of perhaps the worst dry spell in a century, and that conditions are putting residents and their property in "extreme peril". Brown made the announcement in San Francisco amid increasing pressure in recent weeks from the state's lawmakers, including Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein. The proclamation allows California to request a broad emergency declaration from President Barack Obama,...
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California governor declares drought emergency
2014-01-17 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency on Friday, a move that will allow the parched state to seek federal aid as it grapples with what could turn out to be the driest year in recorded state history for many areas. The dry year California experienced in 2013 has left fresh water reservoirs with a fraction of their normal reserves and slowed the normally full American River so dramatically that brush and dry riverbed are showing through in areas normally teeming with fish....
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California Drought Expands, Fueling Heat and Fire
2014-01-16 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: A wildfire exploded outside Los Angeles Thursday as record temperatures spread across California, where drought conditions are escalating as the state comes off its driest year on record. A new update to the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that severe drought, the second-worst drought category, has spread across 62.7 percent of the California as of Tuesday. The previous week, severe drought was only affecting 27.6 percent of the state. California recorded only 7.38 inches of precipitation statewide...
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North California drought threatens farmers, ag workers, cities and you
2014-01-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: The 20 people who work full time for Fresno County farmer Joe Del Bosque are on winter break now. But he is not sure they will have jobs to return to, let alone the 300 temporary workers he usually hires to harvest melons. Im worried about my workers, said Del Bosque, who farms 2,000 acres in a region known as the nations food basket because it produces almost half the fruits, vegetables and nuts on Americas tables. Right now were not sure if were going to bring them back or how many...
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