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Australia: Drought spreads key farming areas as El Nio gets going
2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Herald: Australia's drought-hit regions are expanding in the lower Murray-Darling Basin as key climate influences in the Indian and Pacific oceans tilt towards drier conditions. While June brought bumper rains to western parts of NSW, "a substantial area" of south-eastern South Australia and western Victoria has posted record-low rainfall over the past 12 months, the Bureau of Meteorology said in its latest drought update. "Serious or severe rainfall deficiencies have been observed in parts of the...
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California water rates rise as cities lose money in drought
2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KPCC: Saving water doesn't always mean saving money in parched California. Millions of Californians expecting relief on their water bills for taking conservation measures instead are finding higher rates and drought surcharges. Water departments are increasing rates and adding fees because they're losing money as their customers conserve. They say they still have to pay for fixed costs including repairing pipelines, customer service and enforcing water restrictions -- and those costs aren't decreasing....
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Almond Prices Start to Look Nutty as Demand Clashes With Drought
2015-07-06 08:50:09| Food - Topix.net
Though criticized for being a water-thirsty crop grown mostly in California, almonds are more popular than ever. And spreads made from the tree nut are increasingly supplanting peanut butter in U.S. lunch boxes and pantries.
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Epic Drought Blamed for Ban on Fireworks in Bone-Dry States
2015-07-03 16:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Gathering in a local park with neighbors to watch city-sponsored fireworks or shooting off (sometimes illegal) fireworks in the backyard have become a time-honored way of celebrating the 4th. But thanks to the ongoing drought, some communities on the west coast have eliminated their city-sponsored fireworks displays while many more have clamped down on personal fireworks. And fire departments across the country are on high alert over concern that illegal fireworks could fuel brush fires that turn...
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West's Biggest Power Plant Provides Water As It Contributes To Drought
2015-07-01 03:29:23| pollutiononline News Articles
A single power plant is responsible for a giant chunk of Arizona’s pollution, and critics say it can be pinpointed as a key culprit behind the drought in the West—where, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 75 percent of the region is experiencing abnormally dry weather.
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