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Could California be facing a mega-drought?
2014-10-13 23:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: I moved to San Francisco six months ago and my umbrella hasnt left its dusty sleeve yet. Scientists and politicians, everyone agrees: California is in deep trouble. As the state enters its fourth year of drought and the soil has never been drier. Some look at the sky with hope that El Nio will bring much needed rain. But most are starting to wonder if this is just the beginning. Are we entering a mega-drought that could last for more than a decade? Agriculture, one of Californias strongest pillars,...
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In Virtual Mega-Drought, California Avoids Defeat
2014-10-06 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A few years ago a group of researchers used computer modeling to put California through a nightmare scenario: Seven decades of unrelenting mega-drought similar to those that dried out the state in past millennia. "The results were surprising," said Jay Lund, one of the academics who conducted the study. The California economy would not collapse. The state would not shrivel into a giant, abandoned dust bowl. Agriculture would shrink but by no means disappear. Traumatic changes would occur...
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What is a Megadrought?
2014-09-02 20:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science Recorder: The drought currently plaguing the Western US shares characteristics of the last megadrought in the 1150s and 1160s. Science Recorder Pro Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe The Western United States is currently experiencing a drought that scientists have to go back over eight centuries to match. The fierce drought that has raged in California for the last three years has led to devastating wildfires and water shortages that may carry...
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Chance 'megadrought' in US Southwest now 50%, study concludes
2014-08-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The chance of a "megadrought" gripping the Southwest for more than 30 years has increased to 50%, scientists say, which means bad news for California's already parched landscape. The odds of a 10-year drought afflicting the southwestern U.S. have increased to 80%, according to a new study by Cornell University, the University of Arizona and the U.S. Geological Survey. Whatever happens, California is likely to see prolonged drought and drier conditions, especially in the southern portion of...
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Climate Change Ups Odds of a Southwest Megadrought
2014-08-29 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: If you think the drought in California is bad, you ain't seen nothing yet. New research indicates that climate change is giving a boost to the odds of long-term drought across the Southwest. The research, published Thursday in the Journal of Climate, puts the chances of a megadrought lasting 35 years or longer at up to 50 percent in the region. It would be a drought of epic proportions that would wreak havoc on the region's already tenuous water supply for its growing population. "It's been...
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