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OSU researchers need volunteers track drought, effects of 'the blob'
2015-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Oregonian: Scientists want to get to the bottom of this drought, and they need your help. Oregon State University researchers are looking for volunteers to run climate models on their computers. The simulations will compare thousands of Western United States winter seasons. California is in its fourth year of a drought, with some of the most severe drought conditions in the past century. Oregon is in its second drought year and Washington is in its first. Researchers want to know whether this is linked...
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House GOP pushes bill on California drought
2015-06-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Californias entire Republican House delegation is getting behind a bill to increase the amount of water available to Californians during the state's worst drought in centuries. The bill, introduced by Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) on Thursday, would change how the federal government releases water through the massive Central Valley Project, while making other changes aimed at the drought in other western states. Its supporters include House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), a vocal...
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Santa Barbara's cautious relationship with water offers drought lesson
2015-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: First came the rain garden, where bees buzz around the lavender and sage. Then came the back patio, where bananas, guava, passion fruit, ginger and an herb garden are fed by water diverted from the clothes washer. Later came the raised beds thick with kale, chard, strawberries and several varieties of squash. Finally, the native bentgrass, spread like a pale green carpet across the frontyard. This is the home of Amy Steinfeld and Cameron Clark, a married couple who bought a 1905 Victorian farmhouse...
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How California's Drought Could Spur Ecological Rebirth
2015-06-22 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Jennifer and Lawrence Kesteloot like to begin the day with breakfast in their San Francisco backyard garden. For the last several months, theyve had guests: iridescent green-and-red Annas hummingbirds, drawn by wildflowers planted to replace what had been dead brown turf grass and concrete. The Kesteloots hadnt considered hummingbirds when imagining their garden. Mostly they were concerned about not using much water amidst the deprivations and uncertainties of Californias drought. Related:...
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Typhoon to hit China's Hainan, seen easing drought
2015-06-22 04:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The first typhoon of the year to hit China is expected to make landfall on or near the southern island of Hainan on Monday, which should help ease a severe drought on the tourist center and rubber producer, state news agency Xinhua said. Typhoon Kujira will sweep over the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea before hitting land somewhere between Wanning on Hainan and Zhanjiang in the neighboring province of Guangdong, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall, Xinhua said late on Sunday. It...
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