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Severe drought grips western states
2021-06-07 16:45:00| Beef
The Colorado River is experiencing one of driest periods in 1,200 years.
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Drought Grips Western U.S.
2021-04-08 15:29:02| National Farmers Union
After a year riddled with pandemic-related challenges, farmers were hoping for an easy, uncomplicated growing season. Unfortunately, for many that dream seems unlikely, as much of the Western half of the country is experiencing severe to exceptional drought conditions. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the dry conditions can be attributed to “a weak summer […]
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Drought in Western U.S. Has Water Utilities Considering a Range of Solutions
2014-10-08 19:18:59| ENR.com: Headline News
Firms say utilities are rethinking water reuse, desalination
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Drought Causes Western US to Rise
2014-08-27 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego discovered that the growing, broad-scale loss of water is causing the entire western U.S. to rise up while investigating ground-positioning data from GPS stations. Scripps researchers Adrian Borsa, Duncan Agnew, and Dan Cayan found that the water shortage is causing an "uplift" effect up to 15 millimeters (more than half an inch) in California's mountains and on average four millimeters (0.15 of an inch) across the west. From the...
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Severe Drought Explains Ground Level Rise in Western US
2014-08-22 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: The severe drought gripping the western United States in recent years is causing the region's ground level to literally rise up, according to a new study. The loss of groundwater has been so extreme that it lifted the West an average of one-sixth of an inch since 2013, according to the study, published in the journal Science. More than just browning lawns, the research shows that the lack of water is causing an "uplift" effect as Earth's tectonic plates shift. California's snow-starved mountains...