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Drought, climate change and forest practices elevate Utah wildfire risk
2013-06-04 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: So is the hazard created by modern forest management, said Michael Jenkins, associate professor in USUs Quinney College of Natural Resources. Aggressive management has been "essentially eliminated," and dry forest undergrowth has built up, turning parts of Utah into tinderboxes, he said. "Forests today are in a much different state than they were 200 years ago when fires were more common," Jenkins said. "We have suppressed fires for 100 years, which has allowed fuels to build up, trees to get...
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U.S. urges conservation as Colorado River hit by drought
2013-05-28 05:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As a regional drought tightens its grip on the Colorado River, water agency officials, environmentalists, farmers and Indian tribal leaders from the seven states that depend on the river for survival are expected to gather Tuesday for a "moving forward" meeting called by federal officials. Last year was dry, this year is even worse, officials said. If the trend continues, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the Colorado River's two giant reservoirs, will be at 45% capacity by year's end, their lowest...
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UPDATE 1-M'bishi Motors manoeuvres to end 15-yr dividend drought
2013-05-24 14:07:26| Grocery - Topix.net
Mitsubishi Motors Corp, the Japanese maker of Triton pickups, the Outlander Sport SUV and iMiEV electric car, wants shareholders to approve a capital reorganisation to clear more than $9 billion of accumulated losses, and pave the way for the resumption of dividends after a 15-year gap.
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Drought and Desertification - Global Response
2013-05-21 14:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Land degradation more specifically drought and desertification have become increasingly pressing problems for a growing number of countries around the world, threatening efforts to alleviate poverty, improve basic health and sanitation and address socioeconomic inequality, as well as spur agricultural and sustainable economic development. The only multilateral, international agreement linking development and environment to sustainable land management (SLM), high-level representatives from...
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Corn, Soybean Prices Continue to Retrace 2012 Drought Rally
2013-05-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Corn and soybean prices rallied sharply beginning in July 2012 as US drought conditions unfolded. It was generally expected that prices would follow the pattern experienced in other "short crop" years, with prices peaking near harvest and then returning to pre-drought levels later in the marketing year. That pattern has generally unfolded, with some differences between corn and soybeans and between old crop and new crop prices, writes Darrel Good.
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