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Chance 'megadrought' in US Southwest now 50%, study concludes
2014-08-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The chance of a "megadrought" gripping the Southwest for more than 30 years has increased to 50%, scientists say, which means bad news for California's already parched landscape. The odds of a 10-year drought afflicting the southwestern U.S. have increased to 80%, according to a new study by Cornell University, the University of Arizona and the U.S. Geological Survey. Whatever happens, California is likely to see prolonged drought and drier conditions, especially in the southern portion of...
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Swirls of Dust and Drama, Punctuating Life in the Southwest
2014-08-30 01:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The best way to explain a haboob is to say it is a tsunami of sand, in the sense that there is no stopping it or outrunning it. It is a supreme spectacle. The fierce winds that precede it make the leaves on palm trees stand as if they are hands waving an effusive goodbye, the sky darkens and the world takes the color of caramel as the dust swallows everything in its path. Last week, a dense dust storm turned daytime into night in Palm Springs, Calif., blowing so bad that I could not even see...
Climate Change Ups Odds of a Southwest Megadrought
2014-08-29 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: If you think the drought in California is bad, you ain't seen nothing yet. New research indicates that climate change is giving a boost to the odds of long-term drought across the Southwest. The research, published Thursday in the Journal of Climate, puts the chances of a megadrought lasting 35 years or longer at up to 50 percent in the region. It would be a drought of epic proportions that would wreak havoc on the region's already tenuous water supply for its growing population. "It's been...
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Southwest Airlines to ease Dallas Love Field parking
2014-08-29 15:55:28| Airlines - Topix.net
Lined with billboards advertising Southwest Airlines' new routes, a freshly leveled lot on Mockingbird Lane awaits paving for 900 parking spaces near the Love Field entrance.
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Southwest launches new nonstop service between San Antonio and New Orleans
2014-08-29 00:37:20| Airlines - Topix.net
San Antonians who want to get away to the Big Easy for beignets from CafA© du Monde and a hurricane from Pat O'Brien 's will now be able to take advantage of a new nonstop flight on Southwest Airlines .
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