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Water, Water, Everywhere To Green our Deserts
2014-03-04 09:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Providing water for our still growing human population is reaching crisis levels. Water is vital for agriculture, energy production and industrial processes worldwide. Floods and droughts in Asia, Latin America, Europe and the United States accompanied unprecedented typhoons and winter storms. While none could be linked directly to climate change, the debate surfaced. Mainstream media started covering these issues more broadly. The Earth's surface is largely covered with water. So, why has the...
India: Green areas spreading in Rajasthan deserts after heavy rains
2013-09-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Global warming is set to change the climate of Rajasthan forever. According to leading London-based scientists, the deserts of Rajasthan will become swampy by 2030. The findings of these scientists, which are published in the journal, 'Nature', a few years ago, had also said the north-east areas of the state will change to drought-affected regions. In the last one decade, several indications have been observed which are likely to cause the change, including heavy rains, in western Rajasthan, while...
K&N's Dr. Macrae Glass Grabs Class 8 Win at Best in the Desert's Silver State 300
2013-06-30 00:15:14| K&N Racing News
Dr. Macrae Glass, the Kingman, Arizona chiropractor, and the KC Hilites/Glass Chiropractic racing team competed in The Best in the Desert's (BITD) Silver State 300, held near Alamo, Nevada.
Dangerous heat wave forecast for Arizona, California deserts
2013-06-27 03:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A potentially deadly heat wave is expected to bear down on some Arizona and California desert areas in the next few days, forecasters said on Wednesday. The mercury is predicted to soar well past 110 degrees Fahrenheit and perhaps top 120F (40s and 50s degrees Celsius) starting on Friday in the deserts of southeast California and southern Arizona, Weather.com and the National Weather Service said. Forecasters said highs could top 118F (48C) in Phoenix on Saturday, potentially setting a new...
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Study: Increased carbon dioxide may lead to greener deserts
2013-06-04 17:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide may have contributed to a gradual greening of some desert regions over the past 30 years, a process that will continue, according to a new study. But the authors warn that this "CO2 fertilization effect" could also have consequences for native plants and the wildlife that depends on them. The study, published May 15 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, was conducted by researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization...
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