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Groundwater depletion & western US water supply
2014-07-29 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: A new study by NASA and University of California, Irvine, scientists finds more than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a greater threat to the water supply of the western United States than previously thought. This study is the first to quantify the amount that groundwater contributes to the water needs of western states. According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the...
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Computer Models Says Australia Drying Due To Ozone Depletion, Greenhouse Gases
2014-07-13 19:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science 2.0: A new climate model says that southwestern Australia's long-term decline in fall and winter rainfall is caused by increases in man-made greenhouse gas emissions and ozone depletion. NOAA researchers conducted several climate simulations using their global climate model to study long-term changes in rainfall in various regions across the globe. One of the most striking signals of change emerged over Australia, where a long-term decline in fall and winter rainfall has been observed over parts of...
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Depletion Of Californias Groundwater Is Triggering Earthquakes, Study Finds
2014-05-15 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: California`s record-breaking drought is helping spark wildfires and drying up farmland, but it appears to be having another unforeseen consequence: increasing the state`s chance of earthquakes. A study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday found that the depletion of groundwater in Californias San Joaquin Valley is putting pressure on the San Andreas Fault, which could be increasing the risk of earthquakes in the region. Colin Amos, Assistant Professor at Western Washington University...
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Groundwater Depletion Is Destabilizing the San Andreas Fault & Increasing Earthquake Risk
2014-05-15 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Earth Island Journal: Depletion of groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley is having wide-ranging effects not just on the agricultural industry and the environment, but also on the very earth beneath our feet. Massive changes in groundwater levels in the southern Central Valley are changing the stresses on the San Andreas Fault, according to research published today. Researchers have known for some time that human activity can be linked to localized seismic effects. In particular, much of the debate about fracking in...
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Water depletion in California 'may be increasing chance earthquakes'
2014-05-14 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The water use that helped produce California's agricultural bounty may be increasing the chances of earthquakes along the San Andreas fault, researchers said on Wednesday. A new study, published in Nature on Wednesday, said groundwater depletion in California's Central Valley the heart of its agricultural industry is putting additional pressures on the fault, and promoting the chances of an earthquake. The study did not predict how and when that earthquake might occur. The paper is among...
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