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German water supply threatened as climate change boosts droughts

2014-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: German water supplies will become increasingly threatened this century as climate change raises the risk of droughts and water shortages in the country. While Germany is considered water-rich, more water evaporates than falls as rain in the eastern part of the country, according to a report by a German parliamentary committee. Average temperatures may rise 3.5 degrees Celsius by 2100, resulting in more precipitation in the winter and less in the summer, the authors wrote. This will worsen the...

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Aerojet Rocketdyne, Folsom complete work to ease drought's effects

2014-07-02 14:33:05| Automakers - Topix.net

Citing the urgency to conserve water amid California's intensifying drought, officials of Aerojet Rocketdyne and the city of Folsom announced Tuesday an interim solution that will enable the company to start reusing millions of gallons of treated groundwater.

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When it rains, it pours: Climate change brings droughts and floods alike

2014-05-24 07:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: This is really a call for America to find out, What does climate change mean for where you live? says Paul Fleming, a convening lead author of the National Climate Assessments Water Resources chapter. Fleming talks about how climate change will challenge the reliability of water supplies in the United States in multiple ways. Alterations in precipitation patterns and reduced snowpack are some of the climate-related changes that will affect the quality and quantity of water available to Americans....

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Dust Bowl Days: Will We Cut Carbon Pollution Fast Enough To Prevent Permanent Droughts?

2014-05-22 08:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ThinkProgress: Large parts of the Southwest are drier than they were during the 1930s Dust Bowl. And the latest science says unrestricted carbon pollution will make this a near-permanent situation post-2050 in a growing portion of this country and around the world - for a thousand years or more! Earlier this month, the U.S. Drought Monitor warned that "devastatingly dry, dusty, windy conditions on the southern Great Plains fueled concerns of a 'New Dust Bowl`. The epicenter of the 1930s Dust Bowl was where Kansas,...

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New Zealand to Experience Drier Summers and More Droughts

2014-05-14 01:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Business times: Northern New Zealand will experience more droughts due to a change in Southern Ocean winds. A new study by the Australian National University revealed stronger westerly winds from the ocean. The force is believed to be stronger than any time in the last 1000 years. The winds are moving southwards and were observed to be concentrating around Antarctica. Lead researcher Dr Nerilie Abram said the strong westerly winds were trapping the cool air in Antarctica which meant less rain for New Zealand...

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