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Dried up: poverty in America's drought lands
2014-06-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deseret News: This story is part of the Deseret News National Edition, which focuses on the issues that resonate with American families. In more than two decades working at a Central California food bank, Sandy Beals has never seen anything like this spring. Last month alone, FoodLink of Tulare County served 22,000 people who came in for food - 5,000 more than it usually serves each month and a 12 percent increase from the same month last year. For Beals, who runs the food bank, the spike in hunger traces...
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Coffee is pricier after Brazil drought
2014-06-14 08:34:50| Food - Topix.net
To save money, Jo Foley usually makes her coffee at home instead of buying it on the go.
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Top Headlines: Rain Helps Drought, Marketing Options & Cattle Temperament Matters
2014-06-13 18:00:00| Beef
Heres a roundup of news to interest and educate you. Since Memorial Day weekend, rain has blessed much of the nation. Thats particularly good news for the drought areas of the Southern and Central Plains. However, for California and much of the Southwest, rain remains a distant memory. Heres a roundup of news that will interest and educate cattlemen. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Lebanon: Drought and construction reveal extent of Baalbek river pollution
2014-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Star: "One of Lebanon's most significant tourist sites is now a source of repulsive odors,' Mohammad sighs. Lost in thought as he looks down at the Ras al-Ain River, which flows through downtown Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, he forgets to take the order of a customer at the King restaurant where he works. The water has long been polluted, Mohammad says. "Houses and restaurant owners have been dumping all their waste in the stream. ... This has been happening for years now.' "The river became a dumpster....
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Can California Conserve Its Way Through Drought?
2014-06-13 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: As California enters the hottest months of the summer in the midst of a devastating drought, the state appears to be falling short of Governor Jerry Brown's calls for sweeping cuts in water use. In January, Brown declared a state of drought emergency and called on Californians to slash water consumption by 20 percent this year. Three months later, he stressed that "the driest months are still to come in California and extreme drought conditions will get worse." Some municipalities still have...
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