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Cubas mangroves dying of thirst

2013-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: In the 1960s, the Cuban government declared that storage of fresh water for times of drought or hurricanes was a matter of national security, and it began to dam up the countrys rivers. But that policy has claimed an unforeseen victim: mangroves. The sea swallowed up the old road connecting Batabanó and Mayabeque beaches, in southwest Cuba. In the last 50 years, more than 100 metres of coastline have been lost in that area to the south of Havana. The weakened mangroves, which now receive hardly...

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US Cities Quench Growing Thirst with Saltwater

2013-09-13 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: As reservoirs disappear and wells run dry, cities around the U.S. are turning to saltwater to meet their water needs. Mike Hightower of Sandia National Labs and Amy Zander of Clarkson University talk about the future of desalination and its impacts on energy and the environment. Is it sustainable enough to succeed?

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Chinas coal-fired economy dying of thirst as mines lack water

2013-07-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: At first glance, Daliuta in northern China appears to have a river running through it. A closer look reveals the stretch of water in the center is a pond, dammed at both ends. Beyond the barriers, the Wulanmuluns bed is dry. Daliuta in Shaanxi province sits on top of the worlds biggest underground coal mine, which requires millions of liters of water a day for extracting, washing and processing the fuel. The town is the epicenter of a looming collision between Chinas increasingly scarce supplies...

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