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Indonesia forests so damaged they burn whether or not there's drought
2014-08-21 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Air pollution caused by fires set for land-clearing on Sumatra has become a regularly occurrence in Southeast Asia, spurring hand-wringing in Singapore and Malaysia over health effects and worries among environmentalists over the climate impacts. While these fires are often termed "forest fires", the reality is much of the area that burns each year has already been deforested and today mostly consists of grass, scrub, and remnants of what was once forest. But the impacts are nonetheless very substantial,...
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California Drought Threatens Salmon as River Water Levels Drop
2014-08-20 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Recalling a disastrous 2002 salmon die-off in the rivers of northern California`s Klamath Basin, members of Native tribes in that area, including the Karuk, Yurok and Hoopa, are pressuring the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to act to prevent another kill they say is imminent. Tribal members are asking for the release of water from the Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River to prevent the spread of a parasite that preys on salmon and thrives in warmer, shallower water. While the bureau says it will release...
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Drought in California in pictures
2014-08-20 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As the severe drought continues for a third year, water levels in the states lakes and reservoirs are reaching historic lows
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As risk of drought rises, Australian farmers struggle to invest
2014-08-18 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: When a scorching drought struck eastern Australia in 2006, cattle farmers Robyn and Paul Kendal had to slaughter nearly all their livestock and spend around a year of their normal turnover on feed to keep the remainder alive. With a recurrence of El Nino, the weather pattern behind the drought, looming and dry conditions already affecting an area larger than South Africa, another major drought could be one struggle too many for farmers such as the Kendals. "In 2006, we saw the lowest amount of...
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California Drought Spurs Groundwater Drilling Boom in Central Valley
2014-08-16 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: When Floyd Arthur moved to California's Central Valley as a child in the mid-20th century, his migrant worker parents found water by digging just a few feet into the ground. But now, the drilling company Arthur and his son own has to bore holes 1,000 or even 2,000 feet (300 to 600 meters) deep for water. "If we don't get a bigger snowpack soon, we're going to be in trouble. I don't know what we're going to do," Arthur said about the most serious drought in California's recorded history. The Arthurs...
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