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Western US Mega-droughts On the Way – Study
The 2000 to 2004 drought in the North American West was the worst since the last mega-drought 800 years ago, with major impacts to the carbon cycle and hints of even drier times ahead, says a new study published in … Continue reading
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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 Price of Mining US Gas and Oil Rises – 3 Studies
Recent studies indicate that mining for oil and gas will create more greenhouse gas emissions than previously indicated, as well as pollute drinking water. A recent federal Environmental Protection Agency report illustrates how fracking for natural gas likely contaminated a … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon emissions, climate change, fossil fuels, fracking, global warming, greenhouse gases, natural gas, ozone, water supplies
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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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Tagged California, climate change, drought, droughts, extreme weather, Florida, global warming, New York, water supplies
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