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California curtails some longstanding water rights over drought
2015-06-13 05:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's water board, facing a devastating four-year drought, on Friday curtailed some longstanding water rights for agriculture and other uses in Northern and Central California for the first time in nearly 40 years, officials said. The curtailment affects more than 100 so-called senior water rights holders, including water districts and farmers of commodities such as almonds, pears and grapes, with most of those located near the Sacramento River, the State Water Resources Control Board said...
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Drought forces cuts to some of Californias oldest water rights
2015-06-13 02:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: California water regulators Friday took a step that they haven`t taken since 1977: They cut water allocations to 114 senior water-rights holders in the state. In fact, this action will probably have more impact than the 1977 cuts, because the state has a greater legal and practical power to demand restrictions. The State Water Board issued a notice saying: "The State Water Board has been monitoring diversion records and flow conditions within the Sacramento-San Joaquin River watershed and Delta....
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El Nio forecast brings California hope for drought relief
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: El Nio is gaining steam in the Pacific Ocean and forecasters are now leaning towards it being a strong event, the first since the blockbuster El Nio of 1997-1998. That possibility is again raising the collective hopes of Californians that this winter may finally see some desperately needed precipitation to begin the slow climb out of a historic drought. In California, all eyes are on the Pacific given the ongoing historic drought, Daniel Swain, an atmospheric science Ph.D. student at Stanford...
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Underpinnings of drought tolerance in plants
2015-06-12 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Regions all over the globe are suffering from severe drought, which threatens crop production worldwide. This is especially worrisome given the need to increase, not just maintain, crop yields to feed the increasing global population. Over the course of evolution, plants have developed mechanisms to adapt to periods of inadequate water, and as any gardener can tell you, some species are better able to handle drought than others. Accordingly, scientists have invested much effort to understand how...
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El Nio Forecast Brings Calif. Hope for Drought Relief
2015-06-11 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: El Nio is gaining steam in the Pacific Ocean and forecasters are now leaning towards it being a strong event, the first since the blockbuster El Nio of 1997-1998. That possibility is again raising the collective hopes of Californians that this winter may finally see some desperately needed precipitation to begin the slow climb out of a historic drought. "In California, all eyes are on the Pacific given the ongoing historic drought,' Daniel Swain, an atmospheric science Ph.D. student at Stanford...
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