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Uganda leader blames developed world IGAD drought
2014-03-28 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Bulletin: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has lashed out at developed countries, blaming them for the droughts plaguing Africa and calling for funding for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional trade bloc. "This is a new form of aggression by the developed countries, which we should resist very, very fiercely," he told an IGAD drought conference held in Kampala on Thursday. "This is due to uncontrolled industrial policies. But to a great extent, developed nations are the...
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California Drought Forces Fisheries to Truck Salmon Smolts to Sea
2014-03-26 20:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Every year between late March and early June, roughly 30 million Chinook salmon make their way from five Central Valley hatcheries to the Pacific Ocean. This year, however, these young salmoncalled smoltsface a perilous journey due to Californias enduring drought. In order to ensure that the Chinook make it all the way to the sea, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have adopted a drought contingency plan to transport salmon smolts...
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California drought is ready for a Silicon Valley moment and futuristic farms
2014-03-25 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: We are ranchers. And as ranchers in Northern California, we are intimately familiar with the impact of a drought as extreme as the one we are enduring right now and how it affects the food you eat. Youve heard about the shorter showers, the intermittent toilet flushing. Youve heard less about the expensive hay, being fed to fewer animals. But have you heard about the innovations that could reverse it all? Indeed, how familiar are you with Californias water crisis, the worst in recorded...
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California hit by worst drought in 500 years
2014-03-25 09:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: California is now in its third year of a drought that may turn out to be its worst ever. To make matters worse, the state has just had its warmest winter on record, depriving its parched land of snowmelt in the spring. Some communities are at risk of running out of drinking water, while those worst hit are ranchers and farmers. A lack of green grass means some are having to sell cows they can't afford, while the dry spell may force arable farmers to leave idle half a million acres of cropland.
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PROWEIN: Constellation Brands says water measures in force as California drought hits yields
2014-03-24 17:01:16| Beverages - Topix.net
Constellation Brands ' head wine maker has said that a prolonged drought in California could push industry wine yields down by 10% this year.
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