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California suffers dry January, prolonging devastating drought

2015-02-01 16:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: California has experienced one of the driest Januarys on record, and the lack of rain during a time of year when the weather is usually wet indicates the state is likely headed for a fourth straight year of drought, officials said. A prolonged drought could portend further economic and environmental setbacks for the nation's most populous state, which has already lost both crops and jobs to the dry weather. The state's driest January on record was in 1984, when the 30-day average precipitation...

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Amid California drought, water chief preaches conservation and balance

2015-01-31 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sacramento Bee: Felicia Marcus gets in the shower when its still cold. As full-time chair of Californias State Water Resources Control Board, Marcus has a key role in how California stewards its finite resources during a devastating drought. So Marcus can hardly let precious water wash down the drain while she waits for the shower to heat up. Just using less and using it more wisely is No. 1, Marcus said of her agencys goals. Weve had the luxury of it just coming out of the tap if you step back, its...

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California's 'Dismally Meager' Snowpack Signals More Drought

2015-01-31 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: After measuring California's mountain snow on Thursday, state officials described it as "dismally meager" and predicted that a fourth year of drought is on the way. Statewide, the water trapped in the form of snow is just a quarter of the amount usually found at this time of year, California's Department of Water Resources reported shortly after teams returned from measuring snow levels at Echo Summit in the Sierra Nevada mountains, southwest of Lake Tahoe. (Watch a video about new technology California...

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Drought knocks KZN sugar industry (subscription reqd)

2015-01-30 08:50:23| Sugar Industry News

KZN has been hit by a severe drought that has disrupted business and reduced yields on farms, especially in the sugar sector, and could lead to job losses.

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