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More frequent droughts as climate change hits Pacific: New Zealand scientist
2013-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: Severe droughts that happen once every 20 years will affect New Zealand once every two to five years by the year 2100 and the country's Pacific neighbors will need help to deal with the impacts of climate change, a leading New Zealand climate scientist warned Wednesday. Auckland University climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger said the drought that affected New Zealand in the last southern summer, causing major difficulties for the country's pillar agriculture sector, would be much more common, as...
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Yosemite Fire an Example of How Droughts Amplify Wildfires
2013-08-27 00:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The massive Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in California is an example of how drought can amplify wildfires in a warming, drying West. The fire, which now ranks as the 14th-largest wildfire in state history, has been racing through parched stands of oak and pine trees, and threatening some of the region's iconic giant sequoia trees. The vegetation in the area, and indeed across much of central and southern California, is extremely dry, as the state has experienced its driest year-to-date....
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Climate change will force UK to be dependent on imported crops as droughts hit farmers
2013-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Express: The harsh impact of climate change could leave farmers with only half as much water as they require to produce crops in the future, the Government advisers said as they urged that the price of water ought to be increased where it is scarce. Higher temperatures, drier soils and more demand for food from a growing population will increase demand for irrigation of crops, which are largely produced in drier areas of the UK, the Committee on Climate Change's adaptation team said. Lower river levels...
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Droughts could hit food production in England in 2020s, report warns
2013-07-10 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Droughts could devastate food production in the England by the 2020s, according to a report from the government's official climate change advisers. Without action, increasingly hot and dry summers may mean farmers will face shortfalls of 50% of the water they currently use to grow crops. The report, from the climate change committee (CCC), also warns that current farming practices may be allowing the country's richest soils to be washed or blown away. The future risks to England's food supply...
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Global warming may cause extreme droughts in India, World Bank warns
2013-06-21 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Times of India: Global warming could lead to more extreme droughts in large parts of India, resulting in widespread food shortages and hardship in the country, in the next few decades, a new World Bank report warned today. The impact of a possible global temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius in the next few decades threatens to trap millions of people in poverty, according to the report. The soaring temperatures will also drive regular food shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa. Shifting rain patterns in South Asia...
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