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Global Warming Has Worsened California Drought By Roughly 25 Percent, Study Says
2015-08-20 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Rising temperatures driven by climate change have measurably worsened the California drought by increasing evaporation rates and exacerbating the state's lack of rainfall by up to 27 percent, according to a study from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. While natural weather variations are largely thought to have caused the state's precipitation deficit, rising temperatures appear to be intensifying the situation by driving moisture from plants and soil into the air. The new study...
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No funding for yet for South Australian farmers in drought
2015-08-20 03:57:55| Livestock - Topix.net
Primary Industries and Regions South Australia's confirmation that parts of the south-east are in drought, without funding allocation for drought action, has raised concern from primary industry leaders. The conflicting messages on whether the State and Federal Governments are aligned on the framework for the drought concessional loans scheme has also caused frustration.
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Report: Drought to Cost California $2.74 Billion This Year
2015-08-19 15:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Agricultural economists at the University of California, Davis, said the drought, entering its fourth year, would impact the state more in 2015 than in 2014, when the total cost to the economy was estimated to be $2.2 billion. "If a drought of this intensity persists beyond 2015, California's agricultural production and employment will continue to erode," said co-author Josue Medellin-Azuara, a water economist with the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. The report, released on Tuesday,...
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MAKE GOOD STOCKING DECISIONS DURING DRY SPELLS AND DROUGHT
2015-08-14 20:29:03| Cattle Today
Imagine it's the end of June and it hasn't rained in awhile. Your region is well below the average annual rainfall and it's hard to say when the skies might open and give your pasture a little relief.
Panama Canal to impose draft restriction over El Nino drought
2015-08-11 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued an advisory to shipping, setting a draft restriction as the water levels fall due to a drought caused by El Nino.
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