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Record-Breaking Megastorms Expected to Drown Major US Food Producer
The Central Valley of California is a major US production center for fruits and vegetables, and now new research indicates that it is due for massive flooding that will be worse under climate change, explain Michael Dettinger and Lynn Ingram … Continue reading
Being InSITEful About Solar Developments – Interior Secretary Salazar
The way that solar energy is sited and built on federal public lands just got simpler, reports Jessica Goad at Climate Progress. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed into law a new plan outlining the best places for solar to be … Continue reading
Acidifying Coastal Waters Threaten California Fisheries – Study
Over the next few decades, coastal waters off of California, Oregon, and Washington will likely become acidic enough to harm the rich fisheries and diverse marine ecosystems there, according to a new study, reports Peter Spotts at the Christian Science … Continue reading
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California Doubles Percentage of Solar Residences Allowed
The California Public Utilities Commission recently agreed to give many more Californians access to net metering credit for solar power, reports Mark Lifsher at the LA Times, allowing the state to double its targeted electricity output from rooftop solar panels … Continue reading
Global Warming Law Brings New State Revenues
California, struggling as so many US states are, will raise billions more starting this fall from auctioning off pollution credits to fossil fuel producers and polluters as part of their new “cap and trade” global warming law, reports Paul Rogers … Continue reading
Climate Change Will Impact Hydropower in California, Northwest
In Washington, Oregon, and particularly California, far less snow and rain has fallen this winter than usual and it has many people worried about water supplies further into spring and summer, when river levels are forecast to be well below … Continue reading
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Climate Change Reduces Genetic Diversity in Wildlife – Study
Global warming has forced alpine chipmunks in California to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species’ genetic diversity, researchers say, reports United Press International at UPI science news. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, say their study … Continue reading
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Climate Change Increasingly Threatens US Water Supplies
Water supplies are sensitive to many factors, including extreme weather and an evolving climate. As global temperatures rise, US regional changes could have a growing impact on clean water, reports Alyson Kenward at Climate Central. In California, for example, a … Continue reading
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New CA Auto Rules Mean Big Greenhouse Gas Cuts
The California Air Resource Board, the state’s powerful air-quality regulator, approved sweeping new regulations recently, requiring automakers to put up to 1.4 million electric, plug-in and hydrogen vehicles many on the state’s roads by 2025, reports Nichola Groom at Reuters … Continue reading
A Realistic Blueprint for Cutting Carbon Emissions – Study
California is the world’s sixth-largest economy and 12th-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. And now a recently published study in the journal Science presents a realistic blueprint to cut carbon emissions by 80% below 1990 levels, reports Susanne Rust at California … Continue reading
