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Watch drought take over a California town
2016-05-22 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: By Aura Bogado on May 22, 2016 8:03 am Share Tweet What happens when a small farming community starts to collapse from drought? When a Town Runs Dry, a short documentary directed by Joris Debeij, follows three nameless narrators as they describe the long droughts hold on the people of Stratford, Calif. The logic of drought is unrelenting: The lack of rain means a lower crop yield; a lower crop yield means less work; and less work means less...
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California poised to end unprecedented water restrictions amid drought
2016-05-21 09:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BS Comment: "Californians stepped up during this drought and saved more water than ever before", Brown said in a prepared statement. "I don't think the state knows me or my needs or isn't plugged into me at all". These standards require local water agencies to ensure a three-year supply assuming three more dry years like the ones the state experienced from 2012 to 2015. The districts would then set savings goals through January and report their calculations to the state. Brown has recently said he is...
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Will a summer drought impact soybean yield?
2016-05-20 16:07:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
By Chris Anderson, Iowa State University for Iowa Soybean Association The concern in 2016 is drought. Our best leading indicator for drought is La Nia. Drought occurs 60% of the time when La Nia is strong in July and August. read more
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Californians navigate changing tide of drought rules
2016-05-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: California's decision to let local entities regulate how much water people use has residents hoping their bills will get a little more manageable and their yards a little less ugly. Lee Nguyen, a 64-year-old retiree in Irvine, believes she has done her part to help in the five-year drought. She has swapped out the grass on her front lawn with local native plants and cactus to cut down on water use. She's also started catching rainwater for her garden to stretch the savings even further. Starting...
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When the Rains Disappear: Drought Grips Pacific Islands
2016-05-20 13:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: From the vantage point of a boat bobbing on the deep blue waters of Majuro Lagoon, the encircling shores of the Pacific coral atoll are normally verdant with tropical vegetation. But on a recent sailing excursion with friends, Angela Saunders was struck by how brown and withered the island looked. "The vibrant color of all the trees was gone,' Saunders, a Majuro-based program manager with the International Organization for Migration, wrote in an email. "It was like someone put dampers on the world.'...
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