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Drought plagues Brazils richest metropolis
2014-10-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Agricultural losses are no longer the most visible effect of the drought plaguing Brazil's most developed region. Now the energy crisis and the threat of water shortages in the city of So Paulo are painful reminders of just how dependent Brazilians are on regular rainfall. Nine million of the 21 million inhabitants of Greater So Paulo are waiting for the completion of the upgrading of the Cantareira system, made up of six reservoirs linked by 48 km of tunnels and canals, which can no longer...
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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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California Drought Cuts Hydroelectric Generation in Half
2014-10-07 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The prolonged drought in California, now entering its fourth year, has altered the state`s mix of energy generation sources, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That`s mixed news for those pushing for more reliance on renewables and less on fossil fuels. The EIA issued a report yesterday that showed that, with the state`s reservoirs currently at 42 percent of their normal levels for this time of year, the ability of hydroelectric dams to produce power has been cut in...
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Drought Drains Already Diminished Aral Sea
2014-10-02 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The Aral Sea has been dying a long, slow death. This summer, another nail was driven into its coffin. Starting in the 1950s, when Soviet authorities began programs that diverted water from its tributaries, the inland lake in Central Asia -- once the fourth largest in the world, bigger than Lake Huron -- has been shrinking. This summer, the eastern lobe of the remnant lake completely dried up for the first time in modern history. While the diversion of river water is the main culprit behind...
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When Can A Big Storm Or Drought Be Blamed On Climate Change?
2014-10-01 23:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Nowadays, when there's a killer heat wave or serious drought somewhere, people wonder: Is this climate change at work? It's a question scientists have struggled with for years. And now there's a new field of research that's providing some answers. It's called "attribution science" - a set of principles that allow scientists to determine when it's a change in climate that's altering weather events ... and when it isn't. The principles start with the premise that, as almost all climate scientists...
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