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California drought granted fleeting respite with spate of storms
2014-02-07 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A series of storms has drenched California and even heavier rains are expected this weekend, promising a fleeting respite from the states devastating drought. Bay area mountains were expected to receive 152mm (six inches) of rain and the northern sierras two feet of snow, a welcome deluge after the driest winter on record. A ridge of high pressure that has hovered over the west coast for months, blocking normal weather patterns, eased and allowed a weather system to break through, dumping...
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Mild quake shakes California coast near San Simeon
2014-02-07 16:23:09| Energy - Topix.net
The magnitude-4.1 temblor occurred at 11:42 a.m. and was centered 9 miles southwest of San Simeon, the scenic rural location of Hearst Castle.
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California bill proposes mandatory kill-switch on phones and tablets
2014-02-07 13:28:35| InfoWorld: Top News
Politicians and law enforcement officials in California will introduce a bill on Friday that requires all smartphones and tablet PCs sold in the state be equipped with a digital "kill-switch" that would make the devices useless if stolen. The bill is a response to a rise in thefts of portable electronics devices, often at knife or gunpoint, being seen across the state. Already half of all robberies in San Francisco and 75 percent of those in Oakland involve a mobile device and the number is rising in Los Angeles, according to police figures.
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Gas shortage caused by frigid winter triggers call for power conservation in California
2014-02-07 07:49:13| Energy - Topix.net
Californians were urged to voluntarily cut their electricity use Thursday in a rare mid-winter conservation alert, after frigid weather across the U.S. and Canada caused a shortage of natural gas at Southern California power plants.
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Atmospheric River May Put a Dent in California Drought
2014-02-06 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: At long last, a series of Pacific storm systems is producing sorely needed rain and mountain snowfall in California, which has been suffering from one of its worst droughts in at least 500 years. The storms, which began Thursday and are forecast to last through the weekend, are likely to have their greatest impact in Central and Northern California, including the agricultural powerhouse region that is the San Joaquin Valley. Parts of Central California may receive as much as 4 inches of rain through...
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