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National report highlights climate change risk of drought, water shortages for Southwest
2014-05-06 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deseret News: Called a scare tactic by some but heralded by others, the comprehensive National Climate Assessment released Tuesday predicts a hot, dry future for Utah marked by more wildfires, drought, greater air pollution and scarcity of water due to climate change. In other words, a business-as-usual approach for fossil fuel emissions will drive scary developments in the state, of which the entire western half is projected to be at "high risk" for having enough water by 2050, according to the report. The...
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California's drought portends high prices for Cinco de Mayo favourites
2014-05-05 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: This year, food and drink-based Cinco de Mayo celebrations will be affected by the skyrocketing prices of limes. The hit to margaritas and guacamole are nothing compared to next year, though, when the California drought and resultant crop shortages are expected to ripple across the Cinco de Mayo meal table with higher prices expected for tomatoes, lettuce and avocados. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday inspired by a battle won by the Mexican army in Puebla, Mexico in 1862. That city is the only place...
California city looks to sea for water in drought
2014-05-04 20:36:26| Beverages - Topix.net
An eyewitness says a number of acrobats performing an aerial stunt at a circus in Rhode Island have fallen to the ground.
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8 Foods That Californias Drought Will Make More Costly
2014-05-02 16:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Most people expected food prices to rise over time as California`s drought worsened earlier this year, but some goods will be impacted more than others. Research from Timothy Richards, a professor of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, shows that vegetables like lettuce and avocados are likely to experience the most dramatic prices bumps. "We can expect to see the biggest percentage jumps in prices for avocados and lettuce--28 percent and 34 percent, respectively,"...
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No Drought Relief in Sight For Desiccated West
2014-05-01 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: For anyone living east of the Mississippi River, where major tornado outbreaks, torrential rainfall and flooding have been the headlines of the past week, it's hard to imagine that 40 percent of the U.S. is experiencing some level of abnormally dry conditions, many of them extreme. Though the overall spread of dry conditions across the U.S. has diminished slightly over recent weeks, and about 15 percent over the past year, the drought hotspots in the West remain desiccated. The driest places...
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